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While NATO defence chiefs meet in Brussels, Sitrep goes behind the scenes at the Alliance's Joint Force Headquarters in Naples.
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Studio Guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee
TOPICS
DEFENCE & THE GENERAL ELECTION
BFBS correspondent James Hirst & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee
TRUMP/RUSSIA/PUTIN
Professor Scott Lucas is from the department of political science and international studies at the University of Birmingham BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee
NATO & NAPLES
BFBS reporter Tim Cooper in Italy speaking to Major General Ian Cave, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans, at Joint Force Headquarters in Naples & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee
MOSUL PROGRESS
BFBS’s Simon Newton reporting from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus
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