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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...
Ten Minutes On... Drugs, Elections and Turmoil in Latin America
In this episode of Ten Minutes On…, Guy Burton unpacks a turbulent week across Latin America — from US covert operations in Venezuela to Bolivia’s post-socialist political shift and Peru’s latest presidential upheaval. What do these crises reveal about the region’s deeper fault lines: fragile institutions, economic strain, and rising global competition for influence? As China deepens its reach through lithium and infrastructure deals and Europe promotes its green-energy partnerships, Latin America finds itself at the crossroads of a new geopolitical contest.