I should probably put this out there again. It's a short primer I did a few weeks back ahead of the election in Hungary this weekend. Do listen!

Why do these people who claim to have found God turn out to be the last ones God would have spoken to?

New episode 🚨

Courts are starting to treat Big Tech differently:
not as platforms hosting content, but as systems designed for harm.

Meta rulings this week could reshape liability, regulation & platform design.

🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...

#TechPolicy #BigTech #AI

This is well worth listening to! Sandeep gave a really insightful look at football in India, which takes us away from the elite level to examine how it is embraced in local communities, including marginalised areas of India. I always enjoy these episodes, as they open a door into less studied areas!

Not like Venezuela: why Iran is likely to survive US-Israeli strikes Islamic Republic’s government is expected to prove resilient despite attacks that have targeted many of its top leaders.

I was interviewed by Fan Chen for her @scmpnews.bsky.social piece on the Iran war and the prospects for the regime's durability a few days ago. www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

This week: Orbán blocks EU support for Ukraine.

New episode of Ten Minutes On… steps back from the news to explain the bigger picture: how the “Orbán model” works, why it’s lasted & if it’s starting to crack ahead of Hungary’s election. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...

#Hungary #EU #Politics

We've brought out a new @footpolpodcast.bsky.social episode! @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social and I update you in our latest episode on Iran and the World Cup, the women players' asylum decisions in Australia and CAF's decision to award the AFCON trophy to Morocco. It's been a busy week!

My thoughts exactly. If only academia did work like that!

Hormuz is closed—and global trade feels it fast. In my latest Ten Minutes On…, I look at the world’s key chokepoints—from Suez to Malacca to Panama—and why disruptions here ripple across energy, supply chains & prices. Why these narrow routes matter more than ever. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...

This was an interesting one to do and came off the back of a listener recommendation. Do have a listen and if you like it, do contact us with other suggestions as well!

Why the Iran war marks a turning point for Gulf-Asia trade The closure of the Middle East’s important straits – Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb – is forcing Gulf and Asian nations to explore other options.

I was interviewed by @tomthehack.bsky.social for his latest @scmpnews.bsky.social article on the challenges facing Gulf states after the Iran war here: www.scmp.com/week-asia/ec...

Is this the same BBC that the Conservative press and their party associates are constantly disparaging and want to break up?

New episode of Ten Minutes On… 🎙️

The Hidden Costs of the Iran War

Modern wars burn through missiles and interceptors faster than they can be produced. I look at US stockpile pressures, drone warfare, and the wider geopolitical and economic consequences. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...

Shame he didn't take another lesson out of the US, where former presidents stay quiet about the current one (although the present incumbent could do with his predecessors breaking with convention).

What an amazing word salad. I read it. And re-read it again. So the UAE position was correct? Or wrong? So democracy is good? Or isn't?

Here you go! Do save it and keep for future posts!

That's a shame. I was really looking forward to the other one! 😉

We felt this was an important episode to do. In it we catch up on the latest news regarding the football-related fallout from the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and what it could mean for Iranian participation at the World Cup in the US in June. Please do listen and share it with others.

New Ten Minutes On… episode: the domestic politics of the US–Israeli war with Iran. I unpack YouGov & Israeli polling, MAGA fractures, War Powers tensions, rising fiscal costs, US aid & Israel’s brain drain. Can Trump & Netanyahu afford this war at home? www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...

Our latest episode is out & it's also our 100th! As part of our mini-series on World Cup debutants, we've done Uzbekistan & now it's Cabo Verde's turn. Do listen and stayed tuned for the Jordan & Curacao episodes later.

When you've finished listening to this one, check out our other 99 episodes!

Trump plans to declassify UFO files. Transparency or distraction? In my Ten Minutes On… episode I explore the politics behind “alien disclosure” from Cold War secrecy to today’s electoral strategy—and why the truth is likely more bureaucratic than extraterrestrial. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...

She uses the phrase "As a mum..." as if she's exempt from criticism. Well, as a dad, I can tell her she's not.

Was #MSC2026 about NATO unity—or a fracturing world order? In Ten Minutes On… I compare Western and Global South coverage of the Munich Security Conference. Alliance politics vs systemic strain, Ukraine vs multipolarity, NATO vs multilateral reform. Do listen. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...

I read this and tink that when AI finally takes over, it will be less Skynet and Terminator and more by misdirection generated by hallucination.

a soccer player wearing a medal around his neck ALT: a soccer player wearing a medal around his neck

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I'm really pleased with this @footpolpodcast.bsky.social episode @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social and I did. Women's football is rightly getting more attention, but not nearly enough on the what's happening in the Middle East.

@assiletoufaily.bsky.social is the authority to go to on this. Do listen!

Then don't vote Reform, Eve. 🙄

FWIW my Greek wife also speaks with a minimal accent in English, but it does come out strongly when I'm in trouble and she's telling me off!

That's mad. Even the Gulf states seem to be moving away from that condition, at least at the higher value/white collar end.