BFBS Sitrep

Sitrep December 18th 2014

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 50.9pt 0pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">SITREP 18 DEC 2014</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 50.9pt 0pt 0cm;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 50.9pt 0pt 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">(First broadcast on </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, san

Sitrep December 11th 2014

Sitrep December 4th 2014

Sitrep November 27th 2014

Sitrep November 20th 2014

Sitrep November 13th 2014

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Russian tanks are back in Ukraine, so what’s Putin’s long term plan & what can NATO do?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText3" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span size="2" style="fon

Sitrep November 6th 2014

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Are technology companies trailing in the wake of cyber terrorists?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0

Sitrep October 30th 2014

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Sitrep October 16th 2014

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">British troops are on their way to Sierra Leone to help in the fight against Ebola but is the world’s reaction too little, too late? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoN

Sitrep October 9th 2014

<div>(First broadcast on Thursday 9th October 2014 at 4.30pm)</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>PLEASE NOTE PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Paula Middlehurst</strong></div> <div> </div> <div>British troops take the fight against Ebola into Sierra Leone, but is it too little too late?</div> <div> </div> <div>Why Turkey is reluctant to get involved in the fight against IS.</div> <div> </div> <div>Why the US Vice President had to say sorry to the leaders of Turkey and the UAE.</div> <div> </div> <div>And the Pa

Sitrep October 2nd 2014

Sitrep September 25th 2014

<div>The Prime Minister says Britain is ready to play its part in the fight against Islamic State, but will Parliament agree with him?<br />What will airstrikes achieve, and what do the British public think?<br />Also this week: Climate change, is it a bigger global threat to world security than terrorism?</div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"></span></strong> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm

Sitrep September 18th 2014

<div><span face="Arial" style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>In today's Sitrep.....</strong></span></div> <div><span face="Arial" style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"><span size="2" style="font-size: x-small;">Obama says no boots on the ground in Iraq but his military chief says otherwise – who’s right?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNor

Sitrep September 11th 2014

<p>Find out how America’s going to deal with Islamic State and is Britain likely to join in?<br /> <br />It’s one week until Scotland votes Yes or No, Sitrep answers YOUR questions about the big day.<br /> <br />Plus: the latest phase in the British Army’s First World War commemorations<br /> <br />And it’s Game On for Invictus <br /> .<br />PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau<br /> <br />STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee <br /> <br />OTHER INTERVIEWS:  <br /> <br />Director General of the

Sitrep September 4th 2014

<p>(First broadcast on Thursday 4th September 2014 at 4.30pm on BFBS Radio 2)<br /><br />**PAULA MIDDLEHURST IN FOR KATE GERBEAU THIS WEEK**<br /> <br /> <br />As NATO gathers in Wales for its most important summit in decades Sitrep looks at the main issues on the agenda; what can  Nato do to help solve the Ukraine-Russia crisis and how will the Alliance react to the global threat posed by Islamic State? And, are our leaders up to the challenge?<br />Find out in this week’s/today’s Sitrep; with

Sitrep August 28th 2014

<p style="margin: 0cm 50.9pt 0pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">(First broadcast on </span></strong><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Thursday 28th August </span></b><strong><span style="font-family: 'Ari

Sitrep August 21st 2014

<p>Is the Islamic State about to kill another hostage and is there anything the United State and the UK can do about it?<br /> <br />What’s the current role of the RAF’s Tornado Squadron in Iraq?<br /> <br />And are Nigeria’s Islamist terrorists potential targets for the RAF?<br /> <br />Plus, NATO leaders are preparing for their summit next month – but is modern terrorism tearing up their plans in front of them?<br /> <br />PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau<br /> <br />STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst

Sitrep August 14th 2014

Sitrep August 7th 2014

<p class="normal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 35.45pt 70.85pt 106.3pt 5.0cm 177.15pt 212.6pt 248.05pt 283.45pt 318.9pt 354.35pt 389.75pt 425.2pt 460.65pt 496.05pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">How did one Afghan gunman beat the security cordon and kill an A