Guy Burton
@guyburton.net
Recovering academic. Taught politics. Written some books. Occasional commentator. Now making podcasts. Looking for opportunities in Brussels.
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Guy Burton
@guyburton.net
· Jan 17
Pinning the list of books I've published here, which gives you some idea of what I've done, can do and am interested in.
I'm looking for policy/think tank related work in Brussels which might cover these areas (or not), so if you know of any relevant contacts or leads, then please DM me!
I'm looking for policy/think tank related work in Brussels which might cover these areas (or not), so if you know of any relevant contacts or leads, then please DM me!
New episode of Ten Minutes On is out 🎧 I look at the IMF’s latest growth forecast, trade tensions, AI optimism, and the geopolitics reshaping global supply chains—and ask whether the outlook is more fragile than the headline numbers suggest. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
January 20, 2026 at 7:04 AM
New episode of Ten Minutes On is out 🎧 I look at the IMF’s latest growth forecast, trade tensions, AI optimism, and the geopolitics reshaping global supply chains—and ask whether the outlook is more fragile than the headline numbers suggest. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
Our latest @footpolpodcast.bsky.social podcast episode is now out, from the other side of the world! Do check out what CJ has to say!
New episode!
Football growth without full professionalisation?
We talked with CJ Price, Director of Football at Palmerston North Marist FC, on NZ football’s league restructure, pay caps, volunteers, women’s game, futsal & what a looming World Cup might change. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
Football growth without full professionalisation?
We talked with CJ Price, Director of Football at Palmerston North Marist FC, on NZ football’s league restructure, pay caps, volunteers, women’s game, futsal & what a looming World Cup might change. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
January 19, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Our latest @footpolpodcast.bsky.social podcast episode is now out, from the other side of the world! Do check out what CJ has to say!
I've lost confidence in the Home Secretary. www.bbc.com/news/live/c3...
Home secretary says she has lost confidence in West Midlands police boss after Israeli fan ban
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood updates MPs about a
www.bbc.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I've lost confidence in the Home Secretary. www.bbc.com/news/live/c3...
Ofcom is investigating Grok & AI on X. So far, not a single Premier League club has spoken up, while Sport England has suspended its account over concerns. Silence is a choice. When will clubs act?
New Ten Minutes On… episode 🎙️
Using the Grok controversy as a lens, I ask why Premier League clubs stay on X while running anti-racism campaigns, employing a 71% foreign workforce, and legitimising a platform hostile to both. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
Using the Grok controversy as a lens, I ask why Premier League clubs stay on X while running anti-racism campaigns, employing a 71% foreign workforce, and legitimising a platform hostile to both. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Ofcom is investigating Grok & AI on X. So far, not a single Premier League club has spoken up, while Sport England has suspended its account over concerns. Silence is a choice. When will clubs act?
I'm quoted in a new @scmpnews.bsky.social piece on Trump and Iran this AM. Core point: US threats + pressure lack a clear endgame. Air strikes won’t topple Tehran and could empower hardliners, while Iran’s collapse would alarm neighbours more than help Washington.
🔗 www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...
🔗 www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...
Trump vs Iran: Gulf allies fear US ‘help’ may unleash chaos
Qatar and Saudi Arabia are urging against military action, even as the US president teases that ‘help is on its way’.
www.scmp.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:46 AM
I'm quoted in a new @scmpnews.bsky.social piece on Trump and Iran this AM. Core point: US threats + pressure lack a clear endgame. Air strikes won’t topple Tehran and could empower hardliners, while Iran’s collapse would alarm neighbours more than help Washington.
🔗 www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...
🔗 www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...
I was interviewed on @cgtn.bsky.social the other day about Venezuela, Greenland and US unilateralism.
Europe’s silence says a lot about the reality of strategic autonomy.
Here's the link to the video and the transcript: news.cgtn.com/news/2026-01...
Europe’s silence says a lot about the reality of strategic autonomy.
Here's the link to the video and the transcript: news.cgtn.com/news/2026-01...
U.S. Adventurism: Washington's unilateralism over Venezuela, Greenland exposes deepening transatlantic rift and credibility crisis
As the US focuses on securing strategic resources and countering rivals, Greenland has become a focal point, seen by some officials as vital to American interests. This approach, extending from the Ar...
news.cgtn.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I was interviewed on @cgtn.bsky.social the other day about Venezuela, Greenland and US unilateralism.
Europe’s silence says a lot about the reality of strategic autonomy.
Here's the link to the video and the transcript: news.cgtn.com/news/2026-01...
Europe’s silence says a lot about the reality of strategic autonomy.
Here's the link to the video and the transcript: news.cgtn.com/news/2026-01...
New Ten Minutes On… episode 🎙️
Using the Grok controversy as a lens, I ask why Premier League clubs stay on X while running anti-racism campaigns, employing a 71% foreign workforce, and legitimising a platform hostile to both. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
Using the Grok controversy as a lens, I ask why Premier League clubs stay on X while running anti-racism campaigns, employing a 71% foreign workforce, and legitimising a platform hostile to both. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
January 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
New Ten Minutes On… episode 🎙️
Using the Grok controversy as a lens, I ask why Premier League clubs stay on X while running anti-racism campaigns, employing a 71% foreign workforce, and legitimising a platform hostile to both. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
Using the Grok controversy as a lens, I ask why Premier League clubs stay on X while running anti-racism campaigns, employing a 71% foreign workforce, and legitimising a platform hostile to both. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
Is this what happens when the US takes over another country and runs it? 🤔
“US citizens should leave Venezuela immediately” … Checking in on the country President Trump executed a coup against a week ago
January 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Is this what happens when the US takes over another country and runs it? 🤔
As the co-host of @footpolpodcast.bsky.social, where we look at the relationship between football and politics, clubs' continued use of X does raise questions.
In the UK the government continues to post on X while Grok sexualises images of women and children.
In football, every Premier League club is active, despite 71% of players being foreigners—the very people X users demonise and even as Liverpool claims to “Stop the Hate.”
It’s time they came off.
In football, every Premier League club is active, despite 71% of players being foreigners—the very people X users demonise and even as Liverpool claims to “Stop the Hate.”
It’s time they came off.
January 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
As the co-host of @footpolpodcast.bsky.social, where we look at the relationship between football and politics, clubs' continued use of X does raise questions.
I see others are making the point that when the global liberal order's architect starts smashing it up, then maybe we should acknnowledge we're in a new world.
I've been saying much the same in peer reviews for academic articles I've done over the past month. euobserver.com/*/ardb2d3e31...
I've been saying much the same in peer reviews for academic articles I've done over the past month. euobserver.com/*/ardb2d3e31...
January 7, 2026 at 9:06 AM
I see others are making the point that when the global liberal order's architect starts smashing it up, then maybe we should acknnowledge we're in a new world.
I've been saying much the same in peer reviews for academic articles I've done over the past month. euobserver.com/*/ardb2d3e31...
I've been saying much the same in peer reviews for academic articles I've done over the past month. euobserver.com/*/ardb2d3e31...
New episode 🎧 Ten Minutes On… Venezuela and a World Without Rules
What the US operation against Venezuela reveals about power, precedent, and the breakdown of the international order. Are we moving to a new system—or settling into permanent disorder? www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
What the US operation against Venezuela reveals about power, precedent, and the breakdown of the international order. Are we moving to a new system—or settling into permanent disorder? www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
January 6, 2026 at 10:35 AM
New episode 🎧 Ten Minutes On… Venezuela and a World Without Rules
What the US operation against Venezuela reveals about power, precedent, and the breakdown of the international order. Are we moving to a new system—or settling into permanent disorder? www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
What the US operation against Venezuela reveals about power, precedent, and the breakdown of the international order. Are we moving to a new system—or settling into permanent disorder? www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
I don't think she's able to share the prize; I'd imagine the committee in Oslo would have something to say about it. Plus it makes her seem a bit beta, not alpha, which isn't a good look when either dealing with him or if you've got ambitions to run a country. www.euronews.com/2026/01/06/v...
Venezuela's Machado says she would share Nobel Peace Prize with Trump
María Corina Machado said toppling of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was a "huge step for humanity, for freedom and human dignity".
www.euronews.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I don't think she's able to share the prize; I'd imagine the committee in Oslo would have something to say about it. Plus it makes her seem a bit beta, not alpha, which isn't a good look when either dealing with him or if you've got ambitions to run a country. www.euronews.com/2026/01/06/v...
This was an important one to do as it challenges common assumptions about the women's game. I'm so glad that we got Raf to come on, especially given how busy she currently is. Do let us know what you think of this episode and if we should do follow ups!
Happy New Year! Our latest episode is out, where Raffaele Nicholson of Bournemouth Media School helped us understand what really happened when the FA took over women’s football in 1993. Essential listening, so do like, review, share and subscibe!
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
January 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
This was an important one to do as it challenges common assumptions about the women's game. I'm so glad that we got Raf to come on, especially given how busy she currently is. Do let us know what you think of this episode and if we should do follow ups!
Our last @footpolpodcast.bsky.social episode is out for 2025. @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social and I spoke to US college player Sydney Minarik about what it is like to play football in the US and the politics in and around the game. Do have a listen and watch out for new episodes in January!
Out now — and our last episode of the year ⚽🎙️
We speak with former Clemson University player Sydney Minarik on women’s football pathways in the US, Title IX, pay-to-play, injuries and her move to Australia’s NPL.
Back in January.
🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
We speak with former Clemson University player Sydney Minarik on women’s football pathways in the US, Title IX, pay-to-play, injuries and her move to Australia’s NPL.
Back in January.
🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Our last @footpolpodcast.bsky.social episode is out for 2025. @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social and I spoke to US college player Sydney Minarik about what it is like to play football in the US and the politics in and around the game. Do have a listen and watch out for new episodes in January!
I'm very pleased to say that my latest book chapters on Qatar and Oman, written with Mohammad Salman, are now out in Brian Fong's massive, 800+ page book on states and quasi-states in todayy's geopolitics. Do ask your institution or library to buy a copy! link.springer.com/referencewor...
The Palgrave Geopolitical Atlas
This atlas is a comprehensive, authoritative survey of twenty-first century geopolitics going beyond state-centrism and re-orienting.
link.springer.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm very pleased to say that my latest book chapters on Qatar and Oman, written with Mohammad Salman, are now out in Brian Fong's massive, 800+ page book on states and quasi-states in todayy's geopolitics. Do ask your institution or library to buy a copy! link.springer.com/referencewor...
After MbS's visit to the White House last month, @bbcarabic.bsky.social's Sara Fayyad spoke to me about Saudi-China relations. Along with far more knowledgable ppl like Ali Shihabi and Grant Rumley, the result is a good backgrounder, providing history and context. www.bbc.com/arabic/artic...
السعودية بين قطبين: كيف توازن الرياض علاقاتها مع واشنطن وبكين؟ - BBC News عربي
تحاول السعودية الموازنة بين شراكتها الأمنية التاريخية مع الولايات المتحدة وتعميق علاقاتها الاقتصادية والتكنولوجية المتسارعة مع الصين، في ظل تنافس عالمي متصاعد
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
After MbS's visit to the White House last month, @bbcarabic.bsky.social's Sara Fayyad spoke to me about Saudi-China relations. Along with far more knowledgable ppl like Ali Shihabi and Grant Rumley, the result is a good backgrounder, providing history and context. www.bbc.com/arabic/artic...
🎙️ New Ten Minutes On… episode is live: Europe’s €210bn freeze on Russian assets — what it means, what history shows, and why reconstruction is harder than it sounds. Final episode of the year. Back after the holidays. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
December 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🎙️ New Ten Minutes On… episode is live: Europe’s €210bn freeze on Russian assets — what it means, what history shows, and why reconstruction is harder than it sounds. Final episode of the year. Back after the holidays. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
My new mini-podcast episode is out now: Ten Minutes On… the DRC–Rwanda peace deal.
What’s new, why fighting resumed, what’s at stake for millions displaced, and how global interest in Congo’s minerals shapes diplomacy.
Listen here 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
What’s new, why fighting resumed, what’s at stake for millions displaced, and how global interest in Congo’s minerals shapes diplomacy.
Listen here 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
My new mini-podcast episode is out now: Ten Minutes On… the DRC–Rwanda peace deal.
What’s new, why fighting resumed, what’s at stake for millions displaced, and how global interest in Congo’s minerals shapes diplomacy.
Listen here 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
What’s new, why fighting resumed, what’s at stake for millions displaced, and how global interest in Congo’s minerals shapes diplomacy.
Listen here 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
Yes, last week's World Cup draw may have left a basd taste in the mouth, but on the positive side there are lots of good stories to tell, like the arrival on the world stage of debutant nations like Uzbekistan. Check out our latest @footpolpodcast.bsky.social episode where we do a deep dive.
Out today!
After last week’s World Cup draw, we dive into Uzbekistan’s first-ever qualification—a story of football, politics & a nation redefining itself. Listen as we talk to Donat Iskanderoff, Uzbek groundhopper.
First episode in our debutants series.
🎧: www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
After last week’s World Cup draw, we dive into Uzbekistan’s first-ever qualification—a story of football, politics & a nation redefining itself. Listen as we talk to Donat Iskanderoff, Uzbek groundhopper.
First episode in our debutants series.
🎧: www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
December 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Yes, last week's World Cup draw may have left a basd taste in the mouth, but on the positive side there are lots of good stories to tell, like the arrival on the world stage of debutant nations like Uzbekistan. Check out our latest @footpolpodcast.bsky.social episode where we do a deep dive.
My latest episode of Ten Minutes On… is out, where I look at whether Taiwan’s $40bn defence boost can deter China.
I break down Taiwan’s strategy, China’s options US politics, and regional implications.
Feedback welcome. Listen on your podcast platforms or here: www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
I break down Taiwan’s strategy, China’s options US politics, and regional implications.
Feedback welcome. Listen on your podcast platforms or here: www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
December 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
My latest episode of Ten Minutes On… is out, where I look at whether Taiwan’s $40bn defence boost can deter China.
I break down Taiwan’s strategy, China’s options US politics, and regional implications.
Feedback welcome. Listen on your podcast platforms or here: www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
I break down Taiwan’s strategy, China’s options US politics, and regional implications.
Feedback welcome. Listen on your podcast platforms or here: www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
New episode of Ten Minutes On… is live! 🌍🎙 We unpack COP30 fallout, the Loss & Damage Fund, and Trump’s peace plans in Gaza, Ukraine & Sudan. Context, analysis & global governance insights. Thoughts & feedback welcome! Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
New episode of Ten Minutes On… is live! 🌍🎙 We unpack COP30 fallout, the Loss & Damage Fund, and Trump’s peace plans in Gaza, Ukraine & Sudan. Context, analysis & global governance insights. Thoughts & feedback welcome! Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
I'm pleased to announce that we had @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social join @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social and I on the @footpolpodcast.bsky.social again, 2 years after his last appearance. We got to discuss his excellent new book, Injury Time, which you can buy here: harpercollins.co.uk/products/inj...
Football isn’t just a game — it’s Britain’s X-ray.
In our latest episode, @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social joins FootPol to unpack his new book, Injury Time, diving into Brexit, covid, inequality, climate change and how football reveals the state we’re in.
Do listen!🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
In our latest episode, @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social joins FootPol to unpack his new book, Injury Time, diving into Brexit, covid, inequality, climate change and how football reveals the state we’re in.
Do listen!🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I'm pleased to announce that we had @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social join @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social and I on the @footpolpodcast.bsky.social again, 2 years after his last appearance. We got to discuss his excellent new book, Injury Time, which you can buy here: harpercollins.co.uk/products/inj...
My new Ten Minutes On… episode is out: New Zealand just ruled Uber drivers are employees — and the ripple effects reach far beyond Wellington. Courts, platforms, labour rights, Prop 22… ten minutes, big stakes. Give it a listen! 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
My new Ten Minutes On… episode is out: New Zealand just ruled Uber drivers are employees — and the ripple effects reach far beyond Wellington. Courts, platforms, labour rights, Prop 22… ten minutes, big stakes. Give it a listen! 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
As the world remembers old wars, COP30 opens a new one — fought over carbon, cash, and credibility. 🌍
🎧 Ten Minutes On… COP30 in Brazil: Can the World Still Limit Warming to 1.5°C?
Ten (OK, 15) minutes on climate diplomacy’s biggest test.
🔗 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
🎧 Ten Minutes On… COP30 in Brazil: Can the World Still Limit Warming to 1.5°C?
Ten (OK, 15) minutes on climate diplomacy’s biggest test.
🔗 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
As the world remembers old wars, COP30 opens a new one — fought over carbon, cash, and credibility. 🌍
🎧 Ten Minutes On… COP30 in Brazil: Can the World Still Limit Warming to 1.5°C?
Ten (OK, 15) minutes on climate diplomacy’s biggest test.
🔗 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
🎧 Ten Minutes On… COP30 in Brazil: Can the World Still Limit Warming to 1.5°C?
Ten (OK, 15) minutes on climate diplomacy’s biggest test.
🔗 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
This is one that @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social and I have long wanted to do. Felipe is a fantastic scholar and the conversation was really rich and informative. I hope you have as much fun listening to it as we did recording it.
Why do we queue to worship bricks, banners and old turnstiles? 🏟️
In our new FootPol episode, Felipe Tobar of Clemson University explains how football markets its past — from stadium tours to global branding — and what it reveals about identity and belonging.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
In our new FootPol episode, Felipe Tobar of Clemson University explains how football markets its past — from stadium tours to global branding — and what it reveals about identity and belonging.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This is one that @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social and I have long wanted to do. Felipe is a fantastic scholar and the conversation was really rich and informative. I hope you have as much fun listening to it as we did recording it.