Between, and sometimes within, the boundaries of nation-states are thousands of liminal zones which are neither here nor there, and their rules are different from those of the countries in which they are physically located. Author Atossa Araxia Abrahamian calls this “The Hidden Globe,” and chronicles the in-between places where money, art, luxurygoods, and stateless prisoners spend time in limbo. At a time of rising nationalism, tariff wars, and mass deportations, these places are on the ascendant. What are they like? Why are they there? And what’s next? Join this episode ofUnfrozen to find out.
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Intro/Outro: “Elevator,” by the Cooper Vane
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Discussed:
- Svalbard
- Tenet
- Dubai International Finance Center (DIFC)
- Mark Beer, Zone Man
- Greenland, Guantanamo Bay, and the Panama Canalare also zones
- Extrastatecraft by Keller Easterling
- Paul Romer and the Charter City
- Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
- U.S. Rep Jake Auchinsloss (D – MA) infavor of charter cities
- Citizenship by investment = passports for sale:here to stay
- Praxis: “The startup nation we deserve today”
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