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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.

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Ten Minutes On... Five Years After COVID

March 12, 2025 • Guy • Season 2 • Episode 26

March 11 marks the fifth anniversary that the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 coronavirus a global pandemic. Guy takes a look at what happened in the months and years that followed that announcement and whether or not this led to any lasting changes in society, global politics of the global political economy.