Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the Offshore World Podcast Episode · The World in Time / Lapham’s Quarterly · 02/13/2026 · 1h 6m

Had a great conversation with Donavan Hohn about The Hidden Globe for the Lapham’s Quarterly podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The New Globalism How MAGA is reimagining foreign policy

I’m afraid this is relevant again www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The tariff era is going to be a real boom time for what @atossaaraxia.bsky.social calls the "hidden globe"

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The Private Fiefdom as Planetary Project | Los Angeles Review of Books Raymond Craib reviews five new books to show that we ignore “Freedom Cities” and proprietary states at our peril.

My recent essay review for the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
that touches on great work by @ebharrington.bsky.social @nilsgilman.bsky.social @damianclavel.bsky.social @adambecker.bsky.social
@atossaaraxia.bsky.social
@naomikritzer.bsky.social

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Thank you so much! That was ny favorite chapter to write :)

Das Buch "Schmutzige Geschäfte im Niemandsland" wird im Studio hochgehalten

Habe gestern „Schmutzige Geschäfte im Niemandsland“ von @atossaaraxia.bsky.social in der "Lesart" von Deutschlandfunk Kultur rezensiert. Empfehle ich (mit kleinen Einschränkungen)!

Hier lesen: bilder.deutschlandfunk.de/ba/63/0a/f4/...

Hier hören: www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/buchkritik-s...

Competition is for losers In an essay of 1946, George Orwell reminded readers that “to see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle”. In their complementary new books on the shadow global economy, the journalis...

My @thetls.bsky.social review of @atossaaraxia.bsky.social and @ebharrington.bsky.social’s excellent new books on the offshore economy- www.the-tls.co.uk/politics-soc...

New NRYB essay, many months in the making! www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

It’s interesting that when the UK tried to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda the conversation centered on its human rights treaties whereas in the US-El Salvador case it’s pretty much only about due process.

Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants Erik Prince wants to cut a deal to transport detainees from the US to El Salvador.

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

A couple of chapters in The Hidden Globe talk about offshoring migrants. It’s not a new practice and countries do all kinds of things to get away with it, but this is the most disturbing proposal I’ve seen

This brings me no pleasure but

It was the perfect time to read The Hidden Globe by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, great book. If you pair it with How to Hide an Empire and Material World maybe you can start seeing what a sane US trade policy that actually helps normal people looks like.

Thank you!

How the Mega-Rich Leverage Power to Override Laws and Regulations Atossa Araxia Abrahamian explores how the ultra-wealthy exploit global loopholes amidst policies like Trump’s gold card proposal and the rise of millionaire migration.

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Great book — even more relevant in 2025. Thanks @atossaaraxia.bsky.social

Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.

Of course.

Given Trump’s admiration of Orban, don’t be surprised if we see rhetoric like this in the US (fwiw it’ll be hard to pull off.)

Terra Nullius | Atossa Araxia Abrahamian | Substack betwixt & between. Click to read Terra Nullius, by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Gently reviving my substack (with subscriber chat!) open.substack.com/pub/terranul...

Americans Are Buying an Escape Plan Is it time for a second passport?

"if Trump expects a flood of takers [for his $5m "gold card"], he has it backwards: The international rich aren’t trying to come here, so much as Americans are trying to get out." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... @atossaaraxia.bsky.social

Americans Are Buying an Escape Plan Is it time for a second passport?

I can’t buy you all second passports (sorry) but here is a gift link to my latest @theatlantic.com story on the great Americans hedge www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

This citizenship industry report argues that global climate inaction is essentially leaving small and vulnerable countries no choice but to sell citizenship to finance resilience projects … it’s not wrong 🙃

Yet again I would like to know if dual citizens of “red list” countries are banned or not banned…

3 percent of the population. Comoros to the rescue?

Yeah, this is depressing and entirely predictable

Is there anything more embarrassing than voluntarily lining up for a $6 croissant at 8 am

Campari warns of tariffs impact, sees 2025 as "transition year" Italian spirits group Campari warned on Tuesday of the potential hit from U.S. tariffs in what it said would be a "transitional year" under its new chief executive.

Not Campari!!!!! www.reuters.com/business/ret...

Recall the perfect Sidney morgenbesser anecdote about this

Exciting news for tax evasion and money laundering!