Sitrep May 4th 2017

Could the French election result change the UK’s defence alliance with our European ally? What’s the significance of Japan joining in Naval exercise with the US? Find out what’s worrying the Head of Europol…. Plus, Doctors at War, what it’s really like to save lives in a war zone….. And, as Prince Phillip steps down from Royal duties – who’s stepping up to fulfil his role? TOPICS DUKE OF EDINBURGH BFBS Defence analyst Christopher Lee FRENCH ELECTION Dr Paul Smith an expert in French politics from the University of Nottingham.. HEAD OF EUROPOL Rob Wainwright who is head of the European Union's police JAPAN NAVY EXERCISE Rear Admiral Chris Parry from Rusi DOCTORS AT WAR Book review ‘Doctors at War’ by Mark de Rond. An account of life of a trauma surgical team at work in a field hospital in Helmand, Afghanistan.