Sitrep January 26th 2017

Teresa May's will be the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump, but who's going to get the most out of it?

 

And do the comparisons with Mrs Thatcher and President Reagan mean anything or is this going to be a very different relationship

 

NATO forges friendships in the Middle East with a new HQ in Kuwait.

 

Meet the women of the US Marine Corps and hear all about the Norwegian Military Experiment - how one unit tried a 50/50 gender split with surprising results.

 

GUESTS:

 

DONALD TRUMP & TERESA MAY VISIT

Professor Michael Clarke formerly the Director General of the Royal United Services & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee.

 

BFBS reporter Tim Cooper interview with General David Perkins, commander of US Army training and Doctrine – discussing Brexit and US politics.

 

NATO

Professor Michael Clarke formerly the Director General of the Royal United Services & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee.

 

US MARINES

As the UK prepares to accept the first females into its own infantry, Hannah King has been taking a look at how the US Marines incorporate females.

 

NORWEGIAN ARMY

Elisabeth Braw, senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council

 

THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases

 

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