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SITREP TRAIL THURS, 24th November   President-elect Trump is putting his cabinet together – but who’ll be the new Secretary of State for Defense?   Where’s Russia heading with its nuclear trains?   Why the NATO Secretary General says he has confidence that America will continue to support the Alliance.   What's the latest from Mosul?   And what does the Chancellors Autumn Statement mean for the military?     PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau   Studio guests: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee     Other interviews 24th November   Trump Cabinet BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee & Conservative MP and Army Reservist Tom Tugendhat   RUSSIA Former British Ambassador to Russia, Sir Tony Brenton   NATO BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   MOSUL Michael Pregent, former US intelligence officer and now an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute   AUTUMN STATEMENT BFBS Reporter, James Hirst   THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

SITREP Thursday 10TH November America has voted and Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. So what next? This week Sitrep looks at what this means for the rest of the world…. Will the new President stick with old alliances or forge new ones? Will he sign up to NATO? What does this mean for US military commitments around the world? Those are just some of the questions Kate Gerbeau will be asking a panel of experts. You can listen at 1830, Thursday on Forces Radio, BFBS. PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guests: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee Karin Von Hippel = Director of the Royal United Services Institute Mike Evans, former Times Pentagon Correspondent BFBS reporter James Hirst Simon Marks from Feature Story in Washington.

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 3rd November   Cyber warfare – a huge investment was announced this week but who are we protecting ourselves from?   Iraq – a special insight into what went on post-invasion in 2003.   America goes to the polls and but is the FBI calling the vote?   The Russian Aircraft carrier - can it really swing the war for Assad?   And poppies, why is there always a row?   PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Tim Cooper Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   CYBER SECURITY Dr Madeline Carr of Cardiff University   IRAQ Sir Jeremy Greenstock , formerly the UK's Permanent Representative to the UN, and Britain's lead administrator in Iraq in the aftermath of the coalition invasion.   US ELECTIONS Michael Stathis, Professor of politics at the University of Southern Utah.   KUTZNETZOV -RUSSIA BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   POPPIES BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee     THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

*** TIM COOPER PRESENTS TODAY ***   SITREP TRAIL THURS, 27th  October   NATO expresses concern at Russian aggression and  the UK is deploying more forces to eastern Europe – what’s the significance of the latest announcements?   Iraqi forces continue to push towards Mosul -  but what will happen after the city is retaken?   The met office celebrates 100 years of military weather forecasting …..   And Ian Hislop speaks about his play based on a newspaper created by soldiers at the Battle of the Somme.   PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Tim Cooper Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   NATO BALTICS Tony King, Professor in War Studies at the University of Warwick   UKRAINE or Andrew Foxall is Director of the Russia Studies Centre at The Henry Jackson Society   MOSUL Dr Lina Khatib - Head of the Middle East Programme at Chatham House   MET OFFICE Catherine Ross, Archivist at the Met Office   WIPERS TIMES Ian Hislop       THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

Could what happens in Mosul determine Iraq’s future?   Why investment into Cyber defence is critical to prevent an attack on the UK’s military equipment and systems.   Plus: What happened in Vegas in The final TV showdown for Trump and Clinton   And – your chance to crack secret codes from GCHQ.     PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee     MOSUL Michael Pregent (Pree-gent) a former US intelligence officer and now an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute - a US think tank   CYBER Professor Michael Clarke, forrmer Director General of the Royal United Service Institute.   US ELEX DEBATE Simon Marks from Feature Story News.   GCHQ PUZZLE BOOK Mike, one of the authors and puzzle creators.   THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.  

Discussions are underway about further British military action to combat the crisis in Syria, In Yemen, the humanitarian situation worsens as Iran becomes involved. Find out what keeps The Chief of the Air Staff awake at night. And we hear from the latest in a quick succession of Labour Shadow Defence Ministers PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee SYRIA/RUSSIA Former Kremlin advisor Alexander Nekrassov and BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee. AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR STEPHEN HILLIER Interview with BFBS Reporter James Hirst.. YEMEN Former British Ambassador to Yemen and now head of the Middle East Region at Christian Aid. SHADOW LABOUR DEFENCE SECRETARY NIA GRIFFITH Kate Gerbeau interview THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 6th October   How long can Russia’s President Putin support President Assad in Syria?   The Prime Minister says British Forces are a special case when it comes to human rights prosecutions - but is she right?   Plus, find out what HMS Ocean is doing on Exercise Albanian Lion.   And, what's it REALLY like to work for MI5?  A former soldier gives us an insider’s view     PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   SYRIA/RUSSIA/US Professor of Peace Studies Paul Rogers from the University of Bradford And BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   EXERCISE ALBANIAN LION Captain Rob Pedre commander of HMS Ocean,   HUMAN RIGHTS/BRITISH FORCES BFBS Reporter James Hirst talking to Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon   Soldier, Spy – book review Former Mi5 agent, Tom Marcus - author of Soldier, Spy     THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 29th  September (Kate presents)   Why is the RAF sending Typhoons to South Korea?   Who's winning the war of words over Syria - Moscow or Washington?   What's the Big Idea which will shape the future of the British Army?   And, Yemen's forgotten war - is Saudi Arabia targeting civilians using British made bombs?

On the show this week: British troops face a fresh wave of criminal investigations into alleged abuse in Afghanistan. Could Islamic State will be out of Iraq within months? In a world at war, yesterday was world peace day – but who knew? UN Peacekeeping - who writes the rules for the soldiers on the ground? And are you looking for a new job?  Try MI6  -  find out more on Sitrep. PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee IHAT – criminal investigations BFBS Reporter Charlotte Banks HCDC Report – Lewis BFBS Reporter James Hirst interview with Commons Defence Committee Chairman Julian Lewis. Syria Ceasefire BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee UN Peacekeeping Colonel Richard Westley, talks about his new book "Operation Insanity: The Dramatic True Story of the Mission that Saved Ten Thousand Lives." World peace Dan Smith who is Director of SIPRI - that's the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 15th  September   In Syria the cease-fire appears to holding, but will it make any difference long-term?   There are fresh calls for a new European Army - but not everyone wants one.   It's a hundred years since the first tank went into battle, do we still need them today   And why the American military is facing an obesity crisis.   PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee     SYRIA CEASEFIRE Hamish de Bretton Gordon, a former Army Officer who now advises NGOs in Syria, and BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee   EU DEFENCE anthony King is Professor of War Studies at the University of Warwick.   DEFENCE SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT ON RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   100 YEARS OF TANKS David Willey is Curator of the Tank Museum   FAT US TROOPS Former Royal Marine, triple amputee and now peak performance coach Mark Ormrod.     THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.