Episode 86 - Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the Arctic's Open Borders Island

Svalbard is a huge island about halfway between the north coast of Norway and the North Pole, which has the unusual characteristic of being accessible to anyone in the world without a visa (with some exceptions). Atossa Araxia Abrahamian joins us to talk about her trip there for an article in The Nation, as well as her book The Cosmopolites. The article in The Intercept about the late Jimmy Aldaoud can be found here.