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Andrej Matisak

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#StandwithUkraine. Journalist, deputy head of foreign desk, Slovak daily @pravdask.bsky.social. The usual caveats apply. 🎙 #TheGlobalAgora #podcast https://ko-fi.com/amatisak

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · Dec 12

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 52m

US, #China to roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea
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US, China to roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea

The United States and China on Tuesday will begin charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 1h

‘After the reading, the poets hold each other’: what happens when Ukraine’s largest literary festival comes under Russian attack
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‘After the reading, the poets hold each other’: what happens when Ukraine’s largest literary festival comes under Russian attack

Fiona Benson was invited to Lviv’s BookForum by Ukrainian poet-soldier Artur Dron’. She recounts falling in love with the city and its thriving literary culture, before an air raid siren sounds

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 13h

Who’s Recruiting Cubans To Fight In #Ukraine? A Travel Agent In Provincial #Russia For One.
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Who’s Recruiting Cubans To Fight In Ukraine? A Travel Agent In Provincial Russia For One.

Thousands of Cubans have been recruited to travel to Russia—and many have ended up fighting in Ukraine, possibly under false pretenses. A 41-year-old, multi-lingual travel agent from Russian provincial city is among those involved in a shady recruitment network, Systema found.

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 18h

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 was awarded “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth” with one half to Joel Mokyr “for having identified ...

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 19h

Many thanks to @georginaewright.bsky.social for a very interesting debate about #politics in #France, #Macron, #LePen...

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 22h

The War Is Over and Hostages Are Returning: #Netanyahu's Battle Over the Narrative Begins www.haaretz.com/israel-news/... #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #politics

The war is over and hostages are returning: Netanyahu's battle over the narrative begins

Netanyahu's Crusade to Rewrite History Will Be on Display in the Knesset on Monday During a Festive Session With Trump. The Prime Minister Will Claim He Heroically Withstood Pressures From Home and Ab...

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 22h

Many thansk to @jamesmdorsey.bsky.social for for insights regarding the #Gaza deal.

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#EU faces long-term risks as US-China soybean battle reshapes global trade
www.euractiv.com/news/eu-face... #economy #politics

EU faces long-term risks as US-China soybean battle reshapes global trade | Euractiv

'Europe’s meat consumption simply wouldn’t exist without soy,' researcher Olivier Antoine says.

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 1d

Everybody talks about Tomahawk missiles again... So, listen to what @hoanssolo.bsky.social told me recently. #TheGlobalAgora #podcast: Tomahawks for #Ukraine? #Trump wants to hand over the war to the Europeans
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Tomahawks for Ukraine? Trump wants to hand over the war to the Europeans

Podcast Episode · The Global Agora · 10/06/2025 · 23m

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 1d

#Gaza, #Syria, #Ukraine: Bayeux press awards for war correspondents hail courage under fire
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Gaza, Syria, Ukraine: Bayeux press awards hail courage under fire

The annual Bayeux Awards for war correspondents were announced at an emotional ceremony in Normandy on Saturday evening. The Palestinian photojournalist Saher Alghorra won first prize for photography,...

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 1d

If you, inexplicably :-), missed the most recent episode of my 🎙️ #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @hoanssolo.bsky.social, here it is: Tomahawks for #Ukraine? #Trump wants to hand over the war to the European.
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Tomahawks for Ukraine? Trump wants to hand over the war to the Europeans by The Global Agora

Does American President Donald Trump really see the Russian war against Ukraine at least partly differently compared to, for example, six months ago, when he was still regularly berating Ukrainian Pre...

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 2d

‘Pawns in Putin’s war game’: African women lured into drone factories
www.france24.com/en/europe/20... #Russia #Putinswar #Africa #Ukraine

‘Pawns in Putin’s war game’: African women lured into drone factories

Russia has been accused of making false promises to recruit young women from across Africa to work in drone-assembling factories. The women were coerced into assembling Shahed-136 kamikaze drones in…

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 2d

#Ukraine hit Russian energy sites with US help
www.ft.com/content/f9f4... #Russia #Putinswar

Ukraine hit Russian energy sites with US help

Trump administration supported Kyiv’s operations since summer in co-ordinated push to weaken Moscow

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 2d

#Science fiction's ‘warp drive’ is speeding closer to reality
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Science fiction's ‘warp drive’ is speeding closer to reality

This Star Trek concept ignited a dream that humans could one day travel faster than the speed of light. Now physicists are working to make it so.

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 2d

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 2d

#Ukraine Braces For Winter As #Russia Escalates Energy Attacks
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Ukraine Braces For Winter As Russia Escalates Energy Attacks

On October 3, Russia unleashed its biggest-ever attack on Ukraine’s natural gas sector. A week later, a nighttime barrage knocked power out across a large swath of Kyiv. As temperatures drop and Moscow steps up attacks on the energy sector, Ukrainians are preparing for a rough winter.

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 2d

Takže prvý vianočný darček je objednaný. 😁 Kalendár od @rosienaiveart.bsky.social.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 2d

Did Wall Street Just Admit It’s a Casino After All?
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Did Wall Street Just Admit It’s a Casino After All?

On this week’s Everybody’s Business, we break down the Polymarket deal and look at whether AI is a bubble waiting to burst.

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 3d

Putin’s Dushanbe visit highlights Russia’s waning influence, expert says
tvpworld.com/89406025/put... #Russia #CentralAsia

Putin’s Dushanbe visit highlights Russia’s waning influence, expert says

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Tajikistan this week for a three-day diplomatic mission aimed at buttressing Moscow’s influence in Central Asia, as its sway in the region continues to decline...

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 3d

‘Our job is to maximise their losses’: how Ukraine’s forces attempt to claw back against Russian advances
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar

‘Our job is to maximise their losses’: how Ukraine’s forces attempt to claw back against Russian advances

Along Donetsk’s frontline, a small counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops aims to help change perceptions about the war among Kyiv’s western allies

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 3d

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise
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White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 3d

#Putin is still playing #Trump like a fiddle... Putin praises Trump’s peace efforts despite failing to win the Nobel prize
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Putin praises Trump's peace efforts despite failing to win the Nobel prize

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace efforts, despite not winning a Nobel prize, and voiced hope for securing an agreement to extend a pivotal nuclear arms ...

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 3d

Le Pen opens door to 'governing agreement' with mainstream right
www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/... #France #politics

Le Pen opens door to 'governing agreement' with mainstream right

Marine Le Pen and her lieutenant Jordan Bardella have, for the first time, suggested they would be willing to work with other parties if they fail to secure a majority in the event of new elections.

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 3d

MIT rejects #Trump administration deal for priority federal funding, the first university to publicly turn down the offer s2.washingtonpost.com/454489b/68e9...

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 3d

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the #NobelPeacePrize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

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