Sitrep June 5th 2014
Sitrep June 5th 2014
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Award winning Sitrep brings you discussion and analysis on defence, foreign policy and the stories affecting the British Forces. Presented by Kate Gerbeau, with expert analysis from Professor Michael Clarke.
As British military advisors head to Libya - should Nato be doing more and is this the start of "mission creep"?
Why the next few months are the real test of progress in Afghanistan
How the weapons of the future could change the face of modern warfare
And the special roles the Forces will play at the royal wedding...
Could Afghanistan become the West’s forgotten war?
Is the coalition targeting Colonel Gaddafi falling apart?
After 50 years of space exploration why outer-space could be a threat to civilisation
And who is Britain’s greatest general?
Why the Gurkhas have been particularly hard-hit by the job losses announced this week .
What should we do to break the Libyan stalemate?
And a change of scene for the Irish Guards - from the battlefields of Helmand to the Royal Wedding in less than a week
Sitrep 31st March (presented today by Paul Osbourne)
How long can the coalition hold together in Libya?
Is the RAF about to run out of pilots?
Why there's a growing role for reservists in Afghanistan
And what did the Government apologise for in Northern Ireland?
In Sitrep today....
In Libya - who’s running the military operation? What’s the objective? And is there an exit strategy?
Plus the other Middle East countries on the brink of revolution
And, in Afghanistan as seven provinces are handed over to Afghan security forces, is the end in sight ?
The continuing crisis in the Middle east
A top General tells Sitrep he's optimistic about progress in Afghanistan but also urges caution
What role would Brtish forces play if the UK had a nuclear emergency?
The Cold War ended a long time ago so why are Russian bombers trying to penetrate British Airspace
And a special tribute for the town that's honoured our fallen soldiers
In this week’s Sitrep….
Why the MoD says there’ll be no U-turn on defence cuts,
How should the international community respond to the crisis in Libya?
And how did the SAS operation in the desert go so badly wrong?
Plus: why China is boosting its influence in Afghanistan
Who’ll win the tug of war over Libya’s future?
The harsh realities of the Defence Review as each Service prepares for job losses
The renewed push for a political surge in Afghanistan
And a career change for veterans - from the front-line to the classroom
The Shadow Defence Secretary’s response to the fiasco of the ‘sacking by email’ and the failure to legalize the the Military Covenant
And….after successful demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia, what’s the possible outcome for the protesters in Bahrain, Libya and Iran?
Plus: why Prince William’s wedding attire is causing a royal headache…
Has David Cameron broken his promise to the armed-forces?
The story behind the botched search-and-rescue helicopter deal
If American pressure helps to change Egypt’s Government, can it mend the Middle East Peace process?
And should all serving personnel be awarded a medal?
As the protests continue in Egypt, what are the implications for the rest of the region?
Are tours of duty for bomb disposal teams in Afghanistan too long?
The continuing rows over Nimrod and Chinook
And...: it’s the end of the Iraq Inquiry – now all the evidence is in, what conclusions will be drawn?
This week, Sitrep looks back 20 years ago to the first Iraq War as the legalities of the most recent Iraq war are still being debated ahead of Tony Blair’s return to the Iraq Inquiry
Plus: as the governments in Tunisia and Lebanon collapse, what can be done to calm renewed tensions in the Middle East?
Is the government politicising the military convenant
How a change to Forces’ pensions could leave many out-of-pocket
Why the Chief of the Defence Staff believes the UK should have it’s own Cyber Command.
And why one group are campaigning to raise the age of recruitment from 16 to 18.
This week’s Sitrep looks ahead: what can the defence world expect in 2011: what’s the prognosis for peace in Afghanistan ? And why is Pakistan the key to peace in the region?
How will the cuts from last year’s defence review affect British Forces around the world?
Plus, why the Government is holding a review into the care of Forces’ amputees and why Germany’s ending conscription.
Sitrep looks at the reasons why the experts are saying the strategy in Afghanistan isn’t working
What’s the future for defence spending and procurement
Find out what’s being done to counter Islamic extremism in the UK
And, find out why the number of homeless ex-Forces personnel has fallen dramatically in the last 10 years.
In this week's programme....
The true definition of the Military Covenant and what’s it means for Forces’ Families
Analysis of the continuing fall-out from Wikileaks
What’s behind the latest spying allegations?
And, could climate change trigger the next war?
In this week's Sitrep..............
There's been more Wikileaks - but how damaging are they and what's still to come?
The story of how one woman's determination changed forever the repatriation process for servicemen and women.
And we say farewell to Ark Royal as it head towards Portsmouth