BFBS Sitrep

Two years on & the Syrian conflict is ongoing – is there anything the international community can do end hostilities?   Concerns what an Independent Scotland will mean for defence…   How serious are North Korea’s threats to use nuclear weapons   How advances in frontline trauma care benefit not only the armed forces but also the NHS   And, find out what the new Pope thinks about the Falklands Islands……..   PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee     OTHER INTERVIEWS:    Sir Andrew Green, former ambassador to Syria Andrea Berger, an expert on nuclear issues at the Royal United ServicesInstitute, British Forces News reporter Fiona Weir reporting from the hospital at Camp Bastion. Surgeon Commodore Alasdair Walker, Medical Director at Joint Medical Command You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website

This week…… How the Army’s move from Germany will impact on local services in the UK How Britain is helping the Syrian rebels Why the Falkland Islanders will show a united front this weekend And find out who’s in line to be the next Chief of the Defence Staff?     PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee and Professor Michael Clarke from the Royal United Services Institute     OTHER INTERVIEWS:    British Forces News reporter Ali Gibson speaks to Maj Gen John Henderson about drawdown in Germany British Forces News reporter Rosie Laydon reporting from the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps HQ. British Forces News reporter Cath Brazier reports from the Falkland Islands on the forthcoming referendum.     You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website  

Western leaders meet Syrian rebels in Rome - but will they give them what they want?   Can the MOD make 11 billion pounds worth of cuts over the next ten years?   Find out everything you need to know about America’s new Defence Secretary.   And after a long campaign the Arctic Convey veterans finally receive the recognition they’ve fought so long for.   PRESENTER:  James Hirst STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:    Professor Paul Rogers from the Department for Peace Studies at Bradford University on Syria and defence spending.   Professor Malcolm Chalmers from the Royal United Services Institute on defence cuts   British Forces News reporter Victoria Smith meets one of the Arctic Convoy veterans.   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website

The aid budget could be used for defence-related operations but what does that mean for British forces?   Was he PM’s visit to India a success?   The truth about war – are today’s reporters telling the full story?   Plus - cyber warfare, Chinese style   And find out why British soldiers are training in extreme conditions in the arctic   PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:  British Forces News reporter Rob Olver at the Nato Defence Ministers’ meeting in Brussels.   The BBC’s Andrew North on the PM’s visit to India   Journalist and former Grenadier Guards Vaughan Smith on the media and the military.   British Forces News reporter Julie Knox on Exercise Arctic Norway   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.

Heading for exit – but what will Afghanistan look like after 2014?   What  can the international community  do about North Korea's nuclear tests?   How Mali and Algeria can learn from the democratic progress made in Somalia   And the TA on TV - but will the recruitment drive work?   PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:  Michael Evans, the Pentagon correspondent from The Times looking at withdrawing troops from Afghanistan   Andrea Berger from RUSI on North Korea and arms control   Author James Fergusson discussing Mali and Somalia   British Forces News reporter James Hirst discussing Argentina’s Foreign Minister’s visit.   British Forces News reporter Charlotte Cross on the TA     You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website  .

  How long will French troops stay in Mali; and could Tunisia see more unrest?   What’s behind the MoD’s announcement on international soft defence?   Why the Argentine minister refused to meet the representatives from the Falklands Islands   And why the Forces Snow championships in Meribel are key to good morale     PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:  Dr Berny Sebi from Birmingham University looking at the French military involvement in Mali.   Professor Michael Stathis from Southern Utah University discussing the use of drones.   British Forces News reporter Will Inglis speaking to Lt Gen Adrian Bradshaw, Commander Land Forces and Afghanistan’s chief of the General Staff, General Sher Mohammed  Karimi   British Forces News reporter James Hirst discussing Argentina’s Foreign Minister’s visit.   British Forces News reporter Jon Knighton from Mirabel.   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.

The Secretary of State for Defence Phillip Hammond speaks to Kate Gerbeau on Sitrep and discusses the British deployment to Mali and today's news about defence spending......   Also this week: how do you stop extremism – is education the answer rather than conflict?   And find out why the Defence Select Committee want to hear your views on the provision of Service children’s education     PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:  The Secretary of State for Defence Phil Hammond discussing Mali, defence cuts and Syria   Lt Gen Jonathan Riley on the British Forces mission to Mali   President of the Quilliam Foundation Noman Benotman on extremism   The Chair of the Defence Select Committee James Arbuthnot on Service children’s education   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.

Should more troops should go to Mali and why North Africa is now a global concern?   What shape will the Army be in after the latest round of redundancies?  And can the Reserves plug the hole?   Who are the new names at the top of the military command?   How should the centenary of the First World War be commemorated?   And how does the Prime Minister’s Europe speech affect the Armed Forces?   PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee & Major General Julian Thompson   OTHER INTERVIEWS:  Forces News reporter Charlotte Cross with a report from Mali The Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Jim Murphy discussing Mali, defence cuts and women on the front line WW1 Centenary commemorations with Professor Sir Hew Strachan (pro: STRAWN) and Major Sir Michael Parker – organiser of many Royal Tournaments and military events.   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.

Is the Hostage crisis in Algeria retaliation against the French intervention in Mali or something else? Why Russia’s top general tells Nato that Afghanistan pull out spells disaster Are forces children getting a good deal when it comes to their education? And what prompts A-listers like David Beckham and Ray Winstone to visit injured troops in hospital?PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee  OTHER INTERVIEWS: Analytst Jon Marks on AlgeriaBBC Mark Doyle in MaliHeadteacher Su Scrimshaw telling us what it’s like to run a school where the majority of students are from Forces’ families.Sir Bob Russell from the Commons Defence Select Committee discussing Service children’s educationForces News reporter Claire Sadler talking to actor Ray Winstone You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)Alternatively listen again on the website.

  Will America keep its commitment to Afghanistan post 2014   And what difference will the new faces in the US Administration make to the transition?   What can we do to increase our cyber security awareness?   Why there’s an increasing worry that Syria will use chemical weapons   And how do you stop the violence and demonstrations in Northern Ireland…..     PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee & Dr Martin Macauley from University College London   OTHER INTERVIEWS:    Professor Michael Stathis, political scientist from Southern Utah University   Forces Radio reporterTim Cooper on the National Audit Office Report, speaking to Phillip Hammond   Forces Radio reporter Rosie Laydon on Cyber Security interviewing Major General Jonathan former head of cyber-security at the MoD.   Northern Ireland analyst Chris Ryder on Belfast. You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.