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  • Sep 27, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep September 26th 2013

    <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">In Sitrep this week, terror in Nairobi.  Who’s behind it and could it happen in Britain?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="fon

  • Sep 19, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep September 19th 2013

    <p>President Assad of Syria says he will destroy his chemical weapons – but will the Americans have to pay for it?<br /> <br />What can America expect from Al Qaida<br /> <br />And what does the future hold for Afghan women?<br /> <br />Find out what the Liberal Democrats have been saying about defence <br /> <br />Will Germany drawdown lead to a shortage of school places for Forces’ children?<br /> <br />And  find out why Tunnocks Teacakes were banned by the RAF in the 1960s.<br /> <br />PRESEN

  • Sep 12, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep September 12th 2013

    <p>The reaction to President Putin’s direct appeal to the American people about Syria.<br /> <br />What are the practicalities of removing Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile?<br /> <br />Why are the Afghan National Army suffering such big losses in Sangin?<br /> <br />What’s the future for defence procurement?<br /> <br />And,what was life like for the women working at Churchill’s School for Spies?<br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau<br />STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher L

  • Sep 5, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep September 5th 2013

    <p>Can the international community agree on a plan of action for Syria?<br /> <br />What will be the long-term impact of the growing humanitarian crisis?<br /> <br />There’s increased military activity in the Mediterranean, but what does it mean for Cyprus?<br /> <br />Find out about the young Winston Churchill’s early battle experience in Afghanistan.<br /> <br />And ….discover a place where computers can still take a backseat to old-fashioned maps<br /> <br />PRESENTER: Claire Sadler<br />STUD

  • Aug 29, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep August 29th 2013

    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 6pt 0.75pt 0cm;"><span size="3" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">As the situation grows into a global crisis Sitrep guides you through all the developments…</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 6pt 0.75pt 0cm;"><span

  • Aug 22, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep August 22nd 2013

    <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intro-article"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd">In this week's edition of Sitrep.........</div> </div> </div> <p>TODAY'S PRESENTER IS JAMES HIRST</p> <p>Keeping secrets secret...should we all be concerned about the 9 hour questioning of David Miranda at Heathrow Airport?</p> <p>As relations between America and Russia turn chilly again...are we in danger of another Cold War?</p> <p>An Egyptian court orders the release of former P

  • Aug 15, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep August 15th 2013

    <p style="margin: 3pt 3pt 0pt 0cm; background: white; 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;" class="MsoNormal"><span face="Times New Roman" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><strong>TODAY'S PRESENTER IS <span face="Arial" style="font-family: Arial;">JAMES HIRST</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 3pt 3pt 0pt 0cm; background: w

  • Aug 8, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep August 8th 2013

    <p>How dangerous was the threat of a major terrorist plot in Yemen?<br /> <br />Could Iran’s new leadership lead to a thawing of relations with the West?<br /> <br />Why Gibraltar’s residents are asking for a stronger Royal Navy presence on the Rock….<br /> <br />And, find out why August is the month for conflict.<br /> <br />PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau<br />STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee  & Middle East analyst Hazhir Teimourian<br /> <br />OTHER INTERVIEWS:  <br />Mike Evans,

  • Aug 1, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep August 1st 2013

    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">The latest attitudes survey is out but why do a third of military personnel say morale is low?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span styl

  • Jul 25, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep July 25th 2013

    <p style="margin: 2.5pt 2.5pt 0.65pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"><span size="3" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Is Iraq heading towards another civil war?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 2.5pt 0.65pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span size="3" style="font-si

  • Jul 18, 2013 · 30 min

    Sitrep July 18th 2013

    <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span face="Arial" style="font-family: Arial;">The outgoing CDS General Sir David Richards issues a final warning over Syria</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span face="Arial" style="font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span face="Arial" style="font-family: Arial;">Are the alternatives put forward for replacing Trident viable?</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm

  • Jul 11, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep July 11th 2013

    <p>What impact are events in Egypt and Syria having on the Middle East?<br /> <br />A study says the Taliban’s planning to re-take Helmand. – but how are they going to do it?<br /> <br />And how many troops will the US leave in Afghanistan  post 2014 <br /> <br />Plus: will Trident be homeless?<br /> <br />And the new Chief of the Defence Staff – find out what happens in his first few days.<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau<br />STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christophe

  • Jul 4, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep July 4th 2013

    <p>A new interim President for Egypt after military intervention - but is it a coup?<br /> <br />What does the future hold for Trident?<br /> <br />The government wants thirty thousand Army reservists by 2018 but can it be done<br /> <br />And…..why the the PM David Cameron believes Kazakhstan (pro: Kaz-ak-stan)  is strategically important<br /> <br />PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau<br />STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee<br /> <br /> <br />OTHER INTERVIEWS:  <br /> <br />BBC Correspon

  • Jun 27, 2013 · 30 min

    Sitrep June 27th 2013

    <p style="margin: 0cm 3pt 0pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span size="3" style="font-size: small;">The Treasury’s told the MOD how much cash it’s got to spend…….but did the Defence secretary get the deal he wanted?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Ar

  • Jun 20, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep June 20th 2013

    <p>As Afghan forces take control of security in Afghanistan Britain’s most senior commander there tells Sitrep that the future of the country is in the hands of it’s people…<br /> <br />The Supreme Court has ruled human rights do apply on the battlefield but what does that mean for future conflicts<br /> <br />There’s been more army job losses – but what’s life really like for those who’ve taken redundancy?<br /> <br />And the importance of  Exercise Askari Thunder in Kenya<br /> <br /><br />PRE

  • Jun 20, 2013 · 30 min

    Sitrep June 6th 2013

    <p>As the international community continues to agonise over Syria, find out about one man’s personal experience of the conflict.<br /> <br />Is national security being but at risk by a Chinese telecoms company working in Britain?<br /> <br />And Sitrep explores the relationship between defence and space & talks to European Space Agency Astronaut and former Army Pilot, Major Tim Peake<br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau <br />STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee<br /> <br

  • Jun 13, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep June 13th 2013

    <p>There’s more calls for international support in Afghanistan post 2014, and criticism from a former military intelligence officer who says Britain should never have gone..<br /> <br />What’s behind the protests in Turkey?<br /> <br />As the humanitarian crisis in Syria deepens what more can the international community do?<br /> <br />Plus: who’s been snooping on your emails?  Find out in Sitrep (later) today<br /> <br />PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau <br />STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christo

  • May 30, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep May 30th 2013

    <p>Is the detention centre in Camp Bastion Britain’s Guantanamo Bay?<br /> <br />How will the lifting of the EU arms embargo affect the Syrian conflict?<br /> <br />Will the MoD meet the Treasury’s demands for cuts to the defence budget?<br /> <br />Plus,  Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, comes to life in  a new museum in Portsmouth<br /> <br />And …discover which toys were influenced by war over the last 200 years<br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTER: CLAIRE SADLER standing in for Kate Gerbeau <br

  • May 23, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep May 23rd 2013

    <p>After a British soldier was killed in Woolwich – today’s Sitrep programme analyses the terror threat ….were they lone operators or part of a more sinister group -  and what does this mean for our Service men and women?<br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau <br />STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee<br /> <br />OTHER INTERVIEWS:  <br />PM David Cameron speaks to BFBS Reporter Claire Sadler<br /> <br />Admiral Lord West, former minister for security and counter-terrorism<br

  • May 16, 2013 · 29 min

    Sitrep May 16th 2013

    <p>How longer tours of duty in theatre may be beneficial.<br /> <br />If the UK left the EU what impact would it have on defence?<br /> <br />Discover what it takes to be a great foreign secretary.<br /> <br />What’s behind the spy story in Moscow?<br /> <br />And a special report from Colorado Springs on the Warrior Games<br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau <br />STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee<br /> <br />OTHER INTERVIEWS:  <br /> <br /> Major General Patrick Sander