Andrej Matisak

The Global Agora

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This is the podcast about foreign policy, international relations, politics, security, defense... My name is Andrej Matišák. I'm a journalist and deputy head of the foreign desk in the Slovak daily Pravda. So far, this is mostly a small side project. Maybe it will grow. I'll see. Anyway, I hope that you will like it and you will support it by listening, sharing and subscribing. Of course, there are gazillions of projects like this, but I think that this is the only one from Slovakia. :-) If you enjoy what I do, please buy me coffee. https://ko-fi.com/amatisak

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Andrej Matisak

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What might be next for Afghanistan and Taliban after the withdrawal of foreign troops? 02.05.2021 38:20

Hello and welcome to another episode of my podcast The Global Agora. My name is Andrej Matišák, and I work as the deputy head of foreign desk in Slovak daily Pravda. This new episode is a bit longer than usual but I had a very interesting conversation about what might be next for Afghanistan and Taliban after the withdrawal of foreign troops. President Joe Biden's decision is criticized by many, i...

My conversation with David Frum about 100 days of Biden's Presidency 30.04.2021 21:15

This time, my guest is a very well known political commentator David Frum . He is a staff writer at The Atlantic and from 2001 to 2002, he was a speechwriter for Republican President George W. Bush and he is the author of ten books, most recently Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy . Check also his website davidfrum.com . It's 100 days of Joe Biden's Presidency. What went right and what wr...

Germany: Who will succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel? 25.04.2021 22:10

Hello and welcome to the third episode of my podcast The Global Agora. My name is Andrej Matišák , and I work as the deputy head of foreign desk in Slovak daily Pravda. The election in Germany will take place on September 26 and the world will be watching who will succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel. Is the Chairman of CDU Armin Laschet a strong contender? Or will Annalena Baerbock replace Merkel and...

When will US President Joe Biden visit Central Europe? 21.04.2021 18:09

Hello and welcome to the second episode of my podcast The Global Agora. My name is Andrej Matišák , and I work as the deputy head of foreign desk in Slovak daily Pravda. What's next for the US-Central Europe relations with the Biden's administration? When will American President visit the region? Will Joe Biden go to Poland? Warsaw is for the US the most important security partner in the region. O...

After the revealed attack in Czechia, how should the West react to Russia's GRU wet job unit?: My conversation with Mark Galeotti 18.04.2021 17:55

Hello and welcome to the first episode of my new podcast the Global Agora. My name is Andrej Matišák , and I work as the deputy head of foreign desk in Slovak daily Pravda. My guest is Mark Galeotti . He is, as his Twitter bio says, an analyst of murky topics from Russian politics to global crime and his podcast is called in Moscow's shadows. Mark is an author of a number of books about Russia. Mo...