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Ten Minutes On...
What to know what's going on? Ten Minutes On... offers context and a concise analysis of major events and news stories from Guy Burton, a politics and international relations scholar.
Guy draws on his knowledge and experience as a politics and international relations researcher, writer, educator and commentator while working in several universities around the world.
Ten Minutes On...
Latest Episodes
Ten Minutes On... What Britain's Local Elections Reveal About Electoral Systems
Britain’s local elections have exposed something bigger than a bad night for Labour or the Conservatives: the collapse of the old two-party system itself. In this episode of Ten Minutes On…, Guy Burton explores why Britain now looks mo...
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Ten Minutes On… The Return of El Niño—and Why It Matters Now
This episode of Ten Minutes On… examines the growing likelihood of an El Niño event in 2026–27 and why it matters far beyond weather forecasts. It explains what El Niño is, how it intensifies extreme climate patterns and why its effect...
Ten Minutes On... After Berlin: Why Humanitarian Aid is Falling Short
Last week’s Berlin conference on Sudan brought together major donors—the United States, Germany, the European Union and others—to rally support for a humanitarian crisis that has displaced 11 million people and left nearly 29 million facing acu...
Ten Minutes On... The IMF Confronts the Iran War Oil Shock
In this episode of Ten Minutes On…, Guy Burton examines how the US–Israel war with Iran is feeding into a global economic shock, just as the IMF and World Bank convene in Washington. With oil prices surging, energy supplies disrupted a...
Ten Minutes On... Smoking Guns? Big Tech's Tobacco Moment
This week on Ten Minutes On…, we investigate why Big Tech is facing a reckoning reminiscent of Big Tobacco. From last week's $375 million verdict against Meta in New Mexico and $6 million ruling in Los Angeles, courts are challenging h...