BFBS Radio Sitrep

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

In this week’s Sitrep ….what’s on the agenda at the Lisbon  Nato conference?

The EU’s Naval Force talks about its continuing fight against pirates off Somalia

Why the governments paying compensation to former Guantanamo prisoners.

And In Germany, concerns by top brass that the withdrawal of British Forces there will be ‘difficult’

In this week's Sitrep, Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, explains why he's backing the fight to save Lossiemouth
Did torture prevent terrorist attacks on the UK?
And why some veterans think the Poppy Appeal is too glitzy

How do you stop Yemen turning into the next Afghanistan?

The Anglo-French defence treaty - what it really means for British defence

What now for the President Obama after the mid-term elections; will the results change America's policy in Afghanistan?

And, what is rare earth and why it could be the new gold.

In this week's Sitrep...

The outgoing CGS, SirJock Stirrup, explains why he’ll still be fighting for an increase in defencespending, and the head of the Defence Select Committee on what they’ll beinvestigating after the results of the Defence Review

Plus: Wikileaks; why releasethe documents now?

And...Why the Royal BritishLegion’s Poppy appeal  is more appealingthan ever

After months' of speculation the Government’sStrategic Defence and Security Review has finally been published.
This week's special edition of Sitrep willl go beyond the headlines, to find out what it means for our forcesin the years ahead, and for Britain's position on the world stage.

In this week’s Sitrep, could the war in  Afghanistan spill into Pakistan

The latest terror alerts in the UK & Europe –are they exaggerated or a genuine threat

Plus: the Royal Navy and the SDSR - the story behind the headlines

Sitrep 23 September

In today’s programme...Sitrep looks back at the British troops' mission in Sangin – was it a success?

Fact or fiction: the experts' verdict on the latest rumours to hit the forthcoming Strategic Defence and  Security Review..

Plus: could a solar flare cause as much damage as a nuclear weapon?

Today’s Sitrep looks at this week’s criticism of the defence review and asks just how radical it might be.

Plus: A look ahead to this weekend’s Afghan elections

And the latest on the fragile security situation in Northern Ireland.