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The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World, with Atossa Abrahamian

Intelligence Squared

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🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian is a journalist and author who writes about the cracks in the nation-state system. A former editor at the Nation and Al Jazeera America, Abrahamian’s reporting and criticism have appeared in the New York Review of Books, the New York Times, the London Review of Books, the Intercept, and many other publications. In her new book, The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World, Abrahamian maps the hidden geography of the wealthy elite, exposing a parallel universe that transcends national borders, bureaucracy and red tape. From the legal twilight zones of Geneva art warehouses to passports for sale, this is a geography of wealth in the modern age. Joining her to discuss the book is Adam McCauley, the politics and philosophy writer and researcher. ------- If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full ad free conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to Intelligence Squared.

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Where Great Minds meet.

0:34.5

I'm producer Mia Serenti.

0:36.7

Our guest today is Atusa Araxia Abrahamian, a journalist

0:40.3

and author whose writing explores the cracks in the nation state system. A former editor at the

0:45.7

Nation and Al Jazeera America, Abrahamians reporting and criticism have appeared in the New York

0:51.1

Review of Books, the New York Times, the London Review of Books,

0:54.6

The Intercept and many other publications. In her new book, The Hidden Globe, How Wealth Hacks

1:00.1

the World, Abrahamian maps the hidden geography of the wealthy elite, exposing a parallel universe

1:05.6

that transcends national borders, bureaucracy and red tape. Joining her in conversation is Adam McCauley, the politics and philosophy writer and researcher.

1:14.7

Let's join Adam now with more.

1:17.5

Welcome to Intelligence Squared.

1:19.4

I'm Adam McCauley.

1:20.7

It is my pleasure to welcome Atusa to Intelligence Squared.

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