BFBS Sitrep

The outgoing ambassador to Afghanistan tells Sitrep how he thinks the exit strategy will work and what sort of future the country could have.   What does the latest Budget announcement mean to defence projects and how will it affect Service personnel’s’ pay packets?   How much support is Latin America giving Argentina over its claims to the Falklands?       PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau   STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee  Interviews with: Sir William Patey – the UK’s ambassador to Afghanistan   BFBS News Geoff Meade on the Budget   Richard Ralph , former Governor of the Falkland Islands and ambassador to Peru   ....................................................................................................................................... You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.

  SITREP TRAIL 15 March   Why the PM Cameron and President Obama are determined to stick to the strategy in Afghanistan   Is enough being done to look after soldiers’ mental healthcare?   And why the future of the Joint Strike Fighter could be in jeopardy.       PRESENTER:  Glen Mansell   STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee  interviews with: Surgeon Captain Morgan O’Connell, on Forces’ mental welfare   Lieutenant General Jonathon Riley, on the military relationship between the US and the Uk and the logistics of withdrawing from Afghanistan   Dr Eric Grove on the Joint Strike Fighter   ....................................................................................................................................... You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.

It’s been a tragic week for British Forces in Afghanistan but have the politicians got their strategy right?   Sitrep hears direct from Camp Bastion and get the opinion of a Warrior expert   And find out why next week’s summit between President Obama and PM Cameron is so important to the future of our Forces.     PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau   STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee  Interviews with:   Former foreign secretary  - David Miliband   British Forces News reporter from Camp Bastion -  James Hirst   Christopher Foss, Warrior Expert from Janes defence   ......................................................................................................................................... You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.

The RAF put Olympic security to the test   How the Koran burning has affected security in Afghanistan And the new supply route British forces have secured in the region   As Britain closes it’s embassy in Syria, the UN step up efforts to pass a new resolution   We get an insight into what will happen at this weekend ‘s elections in Russia   And HMS Liverpool goes home to the Mersey to bid a final farewell     PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau   STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee  Interviews with: Alexander Nekrassov (former advisor to the Kremlin) on Syria & this weekend’s Russian elections BFBS Reporter Charlotte Cross on Olympic security   British  Forces News reporter James Hirst from Afghanistan on the continuing anger over the burning of the Koran.   British Forces News reporter Geoff Meade on HMS Liverpool’s farewell trip.   ......................................................................................................................................... You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.

What more can Nato do to quell the anger of Afghans over the burning of the Koran As the situation in Syria deteriorates  - how can the international community help?   How the risks of war reporting are balanced with the desire to tell the story   How Afghan’s are winning the fight against corruption   And why the MoD has turned to South Korean shipbuilders…….       PRESENTER:  Glen Mansell   STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee    Interviews with: Sky’s News’s Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay on Syria & war reporting Foreign Minister Alistair Burt on the situation in Iran.   British  Forces News reporter James Hirst from Camp Bastion on the anger over the burning of the Koran and anti-corruption measures.   British Forces News reporter Will Inglis reporting on defence procurement    ............................................................................................................................................. You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.

Find out what action NATO & the UK is taking to counter the growing cyber threat   Iran boasts about its nuclear achievements – but how far advanced are they?   Why have MPs from the Defence Committee chosen this sensitive time to visit The Falklands Islands?   And find out the importance of the forthcoming Anglo-French summit.   PRESENTER:  Glen Mansell   STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee    Interviews with:   British Forces News reporter Will Inglis reporting on cyber    Professor Michael Codner from the Royal United Services Institute on Iran & cyber security   MP Patrick Mercer on the Falkland Islands ............................................................................................................................................. You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.

Could Turkey could play a key role in the Syrian crisis?   Two new reports criticize the cuts made by the SDSR – so is the MoD up to the job?    How will the United Nations react to Argentina’s accusation that the UK is militarizing the Falklands Islands   And find out how Afghan women are playing a leading role in their country’s transition     PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau   STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee    Interviews with:   Sir Andrew Green, Britain's former ambassador to Syria   British Forces News’ reporter  Geoff Meade on the SDSR   Sukey Cameron, of the Falkland Islands Government   British Forces News’ reporter  from Camp Bastion on women in the Afghanistan National Army ................................................................................................................................................ You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time). Alternatively listen again on the website.

The Americans are bringing forward the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – but is it more to do with President Obama’s election strategy than a secure Afghanistan?    And what does it mean for British Forces in the region   As Prince William prepares for his time in the South Atlantic,  tensions remain strained between the British and Argentine governments, but what do the Falkland Islanders themselves make of it all?    And we talk to Peter Carroll, the man behind the Ghurkha’s ‘Campaign     PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau   STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee    Interviews with:   The Director of the Royal United Services Institute, Michael Clarke British Forces News’ reporter Geoff Meade form the Nato Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels Tim Cooper, our reporter  in the Falklands Peter Carroll of the Ghurkha’s Campaign for Justice.     ................................................................................................................................................ You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time). Alternatively listen again on the website.

The MoD comes under more criticism for its handling of redundancies   Egyptians mark a year since their revolution - but are they getting the type of leadership they fought for?   HMS Argyll is sent to the Middle East in a show of strength from the EU against Iran’s nuclear ambitions   And we find out the complex coordination involved in the security of London for the 2012 Olympics   PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau   STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee  Interviews with: James Arbuthnot, Chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee   BFBS Reporter James Hirst on Olympic Security   Richard Ottoway, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on Syria and Iran   Jon Leyne, BBC Reporter, the anniversary  of the uprising in Egypt

The Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy talks to Sitrep about the latest round of Armed Forces’ redundancies   What’s does the future hold for Nato?   Prime Minister David Cameron has promised the Falklands Islanders' his full support  - but is the Royal Navy capable of giving it?   And  - Is it ever morally right for a Captain to abandon a sinking ship?       PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau   GUESTS:   British Forces News defence analyst Christopher Lee   Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy on the latest round of Forces’ redundancies   BFN’s Tim Cooper from the Nato meeting in Brussels   Admiral Lord West on the Falklands ................................................................................................................................................................. You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time).   Alternatively listen again on the website.