Andrej Matisak
@matisaksk.bsky.social
#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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If one of your New Year's resolutions wasn't to support my #podcast #TheGlobalAgora, don't worry. You can still do that. 😉Thank you! Happy New Year! ko-fi.com/amatisak
If #China Attacks #Taiwan. The Consequences for China of “Minor Conflict” and “Major War” Scenarios, edited by @bglaser.bsky.social www.gmfus.org/news/if-chin... via @gmfus.bsky.social
If China Attacks Taiwan
www.gmfus.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
If #China Attacks #Taiwan. The Consequences for China of “Minor Conflict” and “Major War” Scenarios, edited by @bglaser.bsky.social www.gmfus.org/news/if-chin... via @gmfus.bsky.social
Facing protests and new threats from #Trump, is the Iranian regime on its last legs? theconversation.com/facing-prote... via @theconversation.com #Iran
Facing protests and new threats from Trump, is the Iranian regime on its last legs?
Iran’s leaders are more vulnerable than ever. Yet, they still have many tools of repression at their disposal.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Facing protests and new threats from #Trump, is the Iranian regime on its last legs? theconversation.com/facing-prote... via @theconversation.com #Iran
Ukraine's allies meet with aim to make security pledges concrete
uk.news.yahoo.com/ukraines-all... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
uk.news.yahoo.com/ukraines-all... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
Ukraine's allies meet with aim to make security pledges concrete
PARIS, Jan 6 () - Ukraine's allies meet in Paris on Tuesday, seeking to finalise as much as possible their contributions to future security guarantees to reassure Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire wit...
uk.news.yahoo.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Ukraine's allies meet with aim to make security pledges concrete
uk.news.yahoo.com/ukraines-all... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
uk.news.yahoo.com/ukraines-all... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
What do #Venezuela and #January6 attack tell us about Donald #Trump? Listen to another episode of my 🎙️ #podcast #TheGlobalAgora. I talked to Political Science Professor David McCuan.
▶️ podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... #politics #foreignpolicy
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What do Venezuela and January 6 attack tell us about Donald Trump? by The Global Agora
What do the Venezuela operation and the January 6 attack on the Capitol, which happened five years ago, tell us about President Donald Trump? "The anniversary of January 6th and the insurrection and u...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
What do #Venezuela and #January6 attack tell us about Donald #Trump? Listen to another episode of my 🎙️ #podcast #TheGlobalAgora. I talked to Political Science Professor David McCuan.
▶️ podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... #politics #foreignpolicy
▶️ podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... #politics #foreignpolicy
The #Venezuela Raid Is Great TV—but Won’t Win America’s Next War: @hoanssolo.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/05/v... via @foreignpolicy.com
The Venezuela Raid Is Great TV—but Won’t Win America’s Next War
Donald Trump’s obsession with quick strikes and flashy successes is bad news for military readiness.
foreignpolicy.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The #Venezuela Raid Is Great TV—but Won’t Win America’s Next War: @hoanssolo.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/05/v... via @foreignpolicy.com
Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyber-harassing Brigitte Macron www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyber-harassing Brigitte Macron
The court handed down suspended prison sentences of up to 8 months to the 10 defendants accused of falsely claiming that President Emmanuel Macron's wife was born a man.
www.lemonde.fr
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyber-harassing Brigitte Macron www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Ukrainian #Politics Has Reawakened. Zelensky Must Tread Carefully. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
Ukrainian Politics Has Reawakened. Zelensky Must Tread Carefully.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Ukrainian #Politics Has Reawakened. Zelensky Must Tread Carefully. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
U.S. Intervention in #Venezuela Could Be a Test of Trump’s Ability To Hold Republicans Together in an Election Year
www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-hea... #Trump #politics
www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-hea... #Trump #politics
U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Could Be a Test of Trump’s Ability To Hold Republicans Together in an Election Year
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela will pose a fresh test of his ability to hold together a restive Republican coalition during a challenging election year t...
www.theintelligencer.net
January 5, 2026 at 6:57 AM
U.S. Intervention in #Venezuela Could Be a Test of Trump’s Ability To Hold Republicans Together in an Election Year
www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-hea... #Trump #politics
www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-hea... #Trump #politics
Can the US ‘run’ #Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy: Monica Duffy Toft theconversation.com/can-the-us-r... via @us.theconversation.com #Trump
Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy
If Washington governs by force in Venezuela, it will repeat the failures of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya: Power can topple regimes, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy.
theconversation.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Can the US ‘run’ #Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy: Monica Duffy Toft theconversation.com/can-the-us-r... via @us.theconversation.com #Trump
Leftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on #Berlin power grid www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Germany
Leftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on Berlin power grid
Protest over climate crisis and AI has cut power to tens of thousands of homes which may take days to fully restore
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Leftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on #Berlin power grid www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Germany
Orban's #Hungary brings nothing to the #EU and is just a spoiler. - #Venezuela: Statement by the High Representative on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela supported by 26 EU Member States. www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/venezue...
Venezuela: Statement by the High Representative on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela
This statement is supported by 26 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembo...
www.eeas.europa.eu
January 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Orban's #Hungary brings nothing to the #EU and is just a spoiler. - #Venezuela: Statement by the High Representative on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela supported by 26 EU Member States. www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/venezue...
If one of your New Year's resolutions wasn't to support my #podcast #TheGlobalAgora, don't worry. You can still do that. 😉Thank you! Happy New Year! ko-fi.com/amatisak
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January 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
If one of your New Year's resolutions wasn't to support my #podcast #TheGlobalAgora, don't worry. You can still do that. 😉Thank you! Happy New Year! ko-fi.com/amatisak
BTW, if you use this picture to anything you write about #Venezuela, I won't read unless you change it.
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 4, 2026 at 10:21 AM
BTW, if you use this picture to anything you write about #Venezuela, I won't read unless you change it.
Violating international law to get rid of dictators is alluring but wrong – and dangerous: @markkersten.bsky.social justiceinconflict.org/2026/01/03/v...
Violating international law to get rid of dictators is alluring but wrong – and dangerous
Scenes in Caracas following American strikes in the Venezuelan capital There is an alluring idea that anything – including illegal action – should be taken to protect people from dictators. It is t…
justiceinconflict.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Violating international law to get rid of dictators is alluring but wrong – and dangerous: @markkersten.bsky.social justiceinconflict.org/2026/01/03/v...
Why the #Venezuela raid matters to #Australia: @warinthefuture.bsky.social
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre... via @lowyinstitute.bsky.social
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre... via @lowyinstitute.bsky.social
Why the Venezuela raid matters to Australia
Australia can learn a lot from this incident, even if it did happen far from its shores.
www.lowyinstitute.org
January 4, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Why the #Venezuela raid matters to #Australia: @warinthefuture.bsky.social
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre... via @lowyinstitute.bsky.social
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre... via @lowyinstitute.bsky.social
New year, new deal? Why peace still feels elusive for #Ukraine
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Russia #Putinswar
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Russia #Putinswar
New year, new deal? Why peace still feels elusive for Ukraine
The US may be making positive noises, but exhausted Ukrainians remain wary after nearly four years of war
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:57 AM
New year, new deal? Why peace still feels elusive for #Ukraine
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Russia #Putinswar
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Russia #Putinswar
Trump’s Venezuelan Regime Change: Why Do People Keep Getting Him Wrong on #ForeignPolicy?, by @ryanevans.bsky.social
warontherocks.com/2026/01/trum... via @warontherocks.bsky.social #Trump #Venezuela
warontherocks.com/2026/01/trum... via @warontherocks.bsky.social #Trump #Venezuela
Trump’s Venezuelan Regime Change: Why Do People Keep Getting Him Wrong on Foreign Policy?
A number of thoughtful observers argued President Donald Trump would not pursue regime change in Venezuela. I was never convinced. On our podcast and in
warontherocks.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Trump’s Venezuelan Regime Change: Why Do People Keep Getting Him Wrong on #ForeignPolicy?, by @ryanevans.bsky.social
warontherocks.com/2026/01/trum... via @warontherocks.bsky.social #Trump #Venezuela
warontherocks.com/2026/01/trum... via @warontherocks.bsky.social #Trump #Venezuela
As usual, Meloni is trying to have it both ways as much as possible. Also on #Venezuela. www.governo.it/en/articolo/...
Statement by Palazzo Chigi on developments in the situation in Venezuela
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, has been following developments in Venezuela since they first began to unfold. Italy has always supported the Venezuelan people’s aspiration ...
www.governo.it
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
As usual, Meloni is trying to have it both ways as much as possible. Also on #Venezuela. www.governo.it/en/articolo/...
C.I.A. Source Inside Venezuelan Government Helped Track Maduro
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás #Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Venezuela #Trump
Why has US attacked Caracas and captured Venezuela’s president?
Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás #Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Venezuela #Trump
So, what's next? Iran or Greenland? #Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM
So, what's next? Iran or Greenland? #Venezuela
#Trump Says Venezuela’s #Maduro Captured and Flown Out of Country
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #Venezuela
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #Venezuela
Trump Says Venezuela’s Maduro Captured and Flown Out of Country
President Donald Trump said the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of the country with his wife after a series of airstrikes on the country.
www.bloomberg.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
#Trump Says Venezuela’s #Maduro Captured and Flown Out of Country
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #Venezuela
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #Venezuela
President #Trump ordered strikes on sites inside #Venezuela including military facilities: @jenniferjjacobs.bsky.social x.com/JenniferJJac...
x.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
President #Trump ordered strikes on sites inside #Venezuela including military facilities: @jenniferjjacobs.bsky.social x.com/JenniferJJac...
If this is what it is in #Venezuela, Trump's supporters will, undoubtedly, try to claim that when you don't support war, you support #Maduro. And it will be stupid bullshit. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Trump
Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas
Loud noises and low-flying aircraft heard in the Venezuelan capital and a southern part of the city was without power
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
If this is what it is in #Venezuela, Trump's supporters will, undoubtedly, try to claim that when you don't support war, you support #Maduro. And it will be stupid bullshit. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Trump
At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela’s Caracas apnews.com/article/vene... #Venezuela
At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's Caracas
At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:57 AM
At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela’s Caracas apnews.com/article/vene... #Venezuela