Thu, 23 February 2012
What more can Nato do to quell the anger of Afghans over the burning of the Koran As the situation in Syria deteriorates - how can the international community help?
How the risks of war reporting are balanced with the desire to tell the story
How Afghan’s are winning the fight against corruption
And why the MoD has turned to South Korean shipbuilders…….
PRESENTER: Glen Mansell
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
Interviews with: Sky’s News’s Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay on Syria & war reporting Foreign Minister Alistair Burt on the situation in Iran.
British Forces News reporter James Hirst from Camp Bastion on the anger over the burning of the Koran and anti-corruption measures.
British Forces News reporter Will Inglis reporting on defence procurement
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Thu, 16 February 2012
Find out what action NATO & the UK is taking to counter the growing cyber threat
Iran boasts about its nuclear achievements – but how far advanced are they?
Why have MPs from the Defence Committee chosen this sensitive time to visit The Falklands Islands?
And find out the importance of the forthcoming Anglo-French summit.
PRESENTER: Glen Mansell
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
Interviews with:
British Forces News reporter Will Inglis reporting on cyber
Professor Michael Codner from the Royal United Services Institute on Iran & cyber security
MP Patrick Mercer on the Falkland Islands ............................................................................................................................................. You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website. |
Thu, 9 February 2012
Could Turkey could play a key role in the Syrian crisis?
Two new reports criticize the cuts made by the SDSR – so is the MoD up to the job?
How will the United Nations react to Argentina’s accusation that the UK is militarizing the Falklands Islands
And find out how Afghan women are playing a leading role in their country’s transition
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
Interviews with:
Sir Andrew Green, Britain's former ambassador to Syria
British Forces News’ reporter Geoff Meade on the SDSR
Sukey Cameron, of the Falkland Islands Government
British Forces News’ reporter from Camp Bastion on women in the Afghanistan National Army
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Thu, 2 February 2012
The Americans are bringing forward the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – but is it more to do with President Obama’s election strategy than a secure Afghanistan?
And what does it mean for British Forces in the region
As Prince William prepares for his time in the South Atlantic, tensions remain strained between the British and Argentine governments, but what do the Falkland Islanders themselves make of it all?
And we talk to Peter Carroll, the man behind the Ghurkha’s ‘Campaign
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
Interviews with:
The Director of the Royal United Services Institute, Michael Clarke
British Forces News’ reporter Geoff Meade form the Nato Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels
Tim Cooper, our reporter in the Falklands
Peter Carroll of the Ghurkha’s Campaign for Justice.
................................................................................................................................................ You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time). Alternatively listen again on the website. |