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  • Jul 26, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep July 26th 2012

    <p>SITREP July 26th<br /> <br />Could there be military intervention in Syria’s civil war<br /> <br />What are British troops doing in Somalia?<br /> <br />Are young soldiers getting the education they deserve?<br /> <br />And why sport is so important to the Army, Navy and RAF<br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau<br />STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee   <br /> <br />Professor Paul Rogers, Dept of Peace Studies at Bradford University<br /> <br />Jerome Starkey, The Ti

  • Jul 25, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep July 19th 2012

    <p>SITREP July 19th<br /> <br />Is it the beginning of the end for Syria’s President Assad & his regime?<br /> <br />In Afghanistan, PM David Cameron has a stern message for the Taliban<br /> <br />After the G4S fiasco just how secure are the London Olympics?<br /> <br />And find out the story behind the 40th Anniversary of the Battle of *Mirbat<br /> <br />(*PRO: Mur-bat)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTER:  Glen Mansell<br /> <br />STUDIO GUEST:  <br />BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee

  • Jul 12, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep July 12th 2012

    <p>SITREP July 12th<br /> <br />Is it asking too much for the Army to provide last minute Olympic security?<br /> <br />Why Mali in North Africa could be the new Afghanistan<br /> <br />Why reforming the House of Lords would be bad news for defending defence<br /> <br />And how the weather has helped us win and lose wars……..<br /> <br />PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau<br /> <br />STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee<br /> <br />Dr Martin Macauley from University College London on Mali

  • Jul 5, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep July 5th 2012

    <p style="margin: 3pt 3pt 0pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>SITREP July 5th</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 3pt 3pt 0pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"><span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;" face="Tahoma"></span></strong> </span></span></p> <p style=

  • Jun 28, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep June 28th 2012

    <p>In Northern Ireland a symbolic handshake moves peace forward<br /> <br />After nearly 70 years the heroes of Bomber Command finally get their memorial <br /> <br />The concerns of Pakistan as Nato prepares for transition<br /> <br />And could Syria’s attack on a Turkish plane ignite the conflict<br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau<br /> <br />STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee<br /> <br />Interviews<br /> <br />Lord Ashdown on the significance of the Queen & Martin

  • Jun 21, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep June 21st 2012

    <p><span style="color: #0000ff;" color="#0000ff"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><strong>SITREP June 21st</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"></span></strong><b><span style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 12.5pt;"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000">

  • Jun 14, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep June 14th 2012

    <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Noteworthy; FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: x-small" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma;" face="Tahoma"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">It's

  • Jun 7, 2012 · 31 min

    Sitrep June 7th 2012

    <p><span style="color: #0000ff;" color="#0000ff"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><strong>SITREP June 7th </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"></span></strong><b><span style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 12.5pt;"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000">

  • May 31, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep May 31st 2012

    <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Noteworthy; FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff;" color="#0000ff" face="Arial"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Syria edges closer to civil war but what can the international community do about it?</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000; font-si

  • May 24, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep May 24th 2012

    <p><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Noteworthy; FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt"></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;">What measures are being taken to prevent Iran extending its nuclear programme?</span></p> <p><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="fon

  • May 17, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep May 17th 2012

    <p>SITREP Trail May 17th<br /> <br />What’s on Nato’s agenda as it prepares for the Chicago Summit next week?<br /> <br />General Mladic is on trial at the Haig for war crimes – but what measures are in place to prevent another atrocity happening & can anyone ever escape war crimes?<br /> <br />How depth therapy is helping the rehabilitation of injured servicemen<br /> <br />And the forgotten Battles of Scotland – why should they be remembered?<br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau<br />ST

  • May 10, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep May 10th 2012

    <p><span style="color: #0000ff;" data-mce-style="color: #0000ff;" color="#0000ff"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;" face="Arial" color="#000000"><strong>SITREP Trail May 10th</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff;" data-mce-style="color: #0000ff;" color="#0000ff"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" face="Arial"><strong></strong><b><span style="fon

  • May 3, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep May 5th 2012

    <p><span style="color: #0000ff;" color="#0000ff"> </span><span><span style="COLOR: #000000" data-mce-style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 12.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;" size="3" face="Arial">It’s been a year since Osama bin Laden was killed – but has his death weakened Al Qaeda?</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="COLOR: #000000" data-mce-style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"></span></sp

  • Apr 26, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep April 26th 2012

    <p></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;" size="3">Has NATO got its strategy right<span> </span>in the lead-up to the<span> </span>Chicago summit in May?</span></p> <p></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;" size="3"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;" size="3">Why the Parliament's financial watchdog is highly critical of the soaring co

  • Apr 19, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep April 19th 2012

    <p><span style="color: #0000ff;" color="#0000ff"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><strong>SITREP trail April 19th</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.3pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 12.5pt;"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" face="Times New Roman"></span></span></span></b> </p> <p><span><span

  • Apr 12, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep April 12th 2012

    <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000">The head of Nato says Afghan handover is on track but Afghan’s security forces are still concerned about security post 2014 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000">Will the Syrian ceasefire hold – and what happens next?</span><

  • Apr 5, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep April 5th 2012

    <p>The Government wants to hold secret court hearings, so,  is there a case for some types of evidence to be heard behind closed doors<br /> <br />It’s been a week of reminiscing in the Falkland Islands, but what are the feelings of the Islanders thirty years on? <br /> <br />How former servicemen are being trained to fight pirates off the coast of Somalia<br /> <br />And why the cost of surrender is a lucrative business……<br /><br /> <br />PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau<br /> <br />STUDIO GUEST:  BFB

  • Mar 29, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep March 29th 2012

    <p>SITREP TRAIL 29 March <br />How much trust is there between British and Afghan forces following the shooting of two British soldiers and what can be done to help prevent another attack?<br /> <br />The Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond’s surprise visit to Afghanistan<br /> <br />What mistakes were made in the lead-up to the Argentine invasion of the Falklands Islands?<br /> <br />And the preparations of the Household Cavalry as they get ready for a busy schedule this summer.<br /> <br /> <br

  • Mar 22, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep March 22nd 2012

    <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" face="Times New Roman" size="3">The outgoing ambassador to Afghanistan tells Sitrep how he thinks the exit strategy will work and what sort of future the country could have.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: small;" size="3"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm

  • Mar 15, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep March 15th 2012

    <pre class="code"> </pre> <h1 style="margin: 3pt 24pt 0pt 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">SITREP TRAIL 15 March<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 18pt 0pt 6pt; mso-outline-level: 2;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;" s