Sitrep October 11th 2012

What’s behind the collapse of the defence merger between BAE & EADS? Why the Foreign Secretary William Hague remains committed to the combat mission in Afghanistan And why a new report casts doubt over Afghanistan’s future post 2014 What the Tory Party have had to say about defence in this week’s Party Conference And the story of the former Para who nearly became a Taliban recruit. PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee Interviews: James Blitz, Defence and Diplomatic Correspondent from the Financial Times British Forces News reporter James Hirst speaking to William Hague, and reporting from the Conservative Party Conference Paul Quinn Judge of the International Crisis Group on Afghanistan. Alexander Khan, author of ‘Orphan of Islam’. You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.