BFBS Sitrep

Russian aggression has triggered the deployment of American forces to Poland but is it necessary? President-elect Trump -  what’s really going on and who’s side is he on? Could we see more German boots on the ground in Europe? What part does Britain play in the Talks to re-unify Cyprus? And War through the eyes of the correspondent.  The Times man in the blue body-armour tells all…… Other interviews POLAND AND TRUMP Former Defence and Pentagon Correspondent for The Times Michael Evans GERMAN BOOTS ON GROUND Elisabeth Braw, senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. ATTORNEY GENERAL Dr Aurel Sari – A lecturer in the law of armed conflict at Exeter University. CYPRUS TALKS BFBS reporter in Cyprus, Simon Newton WAR REPORTING Former Defence and Pentagon Correspondent for The Times Michael Evans THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

In today’s Sitrep what’s in store for the year ahead?  For starters, there’s IS, Trump and Brexit. Plus....Why Russia's got the hots for the arctic, why more Irish nationals are joining the British Army….and, why Hitler's back in the bestseller list. PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guests: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee Other interviews NEW YEAR THREAT BFBS Reporter James Hirst, Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford Paul Rogers and BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee.< ARCTIC Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, Paul Rogers IRISH RECRUITMENT TO BRITISH ARMY Belfast journalist and author David McKittrick NORTH KOREA Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford Paul Rogers and BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee. MEIN KAMPF  Professor Dr. Magnus Brechtken, from the Institute for Contemporary History in Munich website

The Head of MI6 ‘C’ speaks publicly for the first time – and warns that Russia's actions in Syria will have tragic consequences... Find out what the PM, Teresa May got up to in Bahrain and what the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, said about Saudi Arabia Plus - how NATO and the EU have overcome years of rivalry to work more closely together PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee Other interviews HEAD OF MI6 BFBS Reporter James Hirst and Sir David Omand, a former Director of GCHQ BAHRAIN/SAUDI ARABIA BFBS Reporter James Hirst interview with Teresa May and analysis by Professor Michael Clarke former Director General of the Royal United Services Institute and BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee IRAQ/SYRIA Professor Michael Clarke former Director General of the Royal United Services Institute and BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee EU & NATO Professor Michael Clarke former Director General of the Royal United Services Institute and BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

The MOD is proposing a major change to the way service personnel and their families are housed.  This week Sitrep look at the pros and cons and speaks exclusively to the head of the army, General Sir Nick Carter about housing and the current state of the Army. Also this week, shipbuilding  - why has the government been told to get a grip?  Sitrep also hears from the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Philip Jones, PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guests: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee Other interviews SERVICES’ HOUSING BFBS Reporter Charlotte Banks Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Nick Carter SHIPBUILDING First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Philip Jones Naval Historian and security analyst Professor Eric Grove. THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 24th November   President-elect Trump is putting his cabinet together – but who’ll be the new Secretary of State for Defense?   Where’s Russia heading with its nuclear trains?   Why the NATO Secretary General says he has confidence that America will continue to support the Alliance.   What's the latest from Mosul?   And what does the Chancellors Autumn Statement mean for the military?     PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau   Studio guests: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee     Other interviews 24th November   Trump Cabinet BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee & Conservative MP and Army Reservist Tom Tugendhat   RUSSIA Former British Ambassador to Russia, Sir Tony Brenton   NATO BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   MOSUL Michael Pregent, former US intelligence officer and now an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute   AUTUMN STATEMENT BFBS Reporter, James Hirst   THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

SITREP Thursday 10TH November America has voted and Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. So what next? This week Sitrep looks at what this means for the rest of the world…. Will the new President stick with old alliances or forge new ones? Will he sign up to NATO? What does this mean for US military commitments around the world? Those are just some of the questions Kate Gerbeau will be asking a panel of experts. You can listen at 1830, Thursday on Forces Radio, BFBS. PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guests: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee Karin Von Hippel = Director of the Royal United Services Institute Mike Evans, former Times Pentagon Correspondent BFBS reporter James Hirst Simon Marks from Feature Story in Washington.

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 3rd November   Cyber warfare – a huge investment was announced this week but who are we protecting ourselves from?   Iraq – a special insight into what went on post-invasion in 2003.   America goes to the polls and but is the FBI calling the vote?   The Russian Aircraft carrier - can it really swing the war for Assad?   And poppies, why is there always a row?   PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Tim Cooper Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   CYBER SECURITY Dr Madeline Carr of Cardiff University   IRAQ Sir Jeremy Greenstock , formerly the UK's Permanent Representative to the UN, and Britain's lead administrator in Iraq in the aftermath of the coalition invasion.   US ELECTIONS Michael Stathis, Professor of politics at the University of Southern Utah.   KUTZNETZOV -RUSSIA BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   POPPIES BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee     THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

*** TIM COOPER PRESENTS TODAY ***   SITREP TRAIL THURS, 27th  October   NATO expresses concern at Russian aggression and  the UK is deploying more forces to eastern Europe – what’s the significance of the latest announcements?   Iraqi forces continue to push towards Mosul -  but what will happen after the city is retaken?   The met office celebrates 100 years of military weather forecasting …..   And Ian Hislop speaks about his play based on a newspaper created by soldiers at the Battle of the Somme.   PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Tim Cooper Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   NATO BALTICS Tony King, Professor in War Studies at the University of Warwick   UKRAINE or Andrew Foxall is Director of the Russia Studies Centre at The Henry Jackson Society   MOSUL Dr Lina Khatib - Head of the Middle East Programme at Chatham House   MET OFFICE Catherine Ross, Archivist at the Met Office   WIPERS TIMES Ian Hislop       THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

Could what happens in Mosul determine Iraq’s future?   Why investment into Cyber defence is critical to prevent an attack on the UK’s military equipment and systems.   Plus: What happened in Vegas in The final TV showdown for Trump and Clinton   And – your chance to crack secret codes from GCHQ.     PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee     MOSUL Michael Pregent (Pree-gent) a former US intelligence officer and now an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute - a US think tank   CYBER Professor Michael Clarke, forrmer Director General of the Royal United Service Institute.   US ELEX DEBATE Simon Marks from Feature Story News.   GCHQ PUZZLE BOOK Mike, one of the authors and puzzle creators.   THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.