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EPISODE · Sep 28, 2025 · 54 MIN

Roatan, the Billionaires Mini State Scheme - Part II

from Neglected Stories: People, History, Movements · host Pedro Rodriguez

 Ladan Mehranvar, Senior Legal Researcher at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (Columbia University Climate School), continues the conversation about the ongoing conflict between the people and government of Honduras and a private billionaire investors’ firm over control of Roatán, an island 40 miles off the country’s Caribbean coast.This case raises profound global questions: What happens when the super tech-rich try to carve out enclaves where they can be immune from national laws and establish their own rules — often at the exclusion of local populations?Join host Pedro Rodriguez to explore the hemispheric and international repercussions of this conflict, how it could impact the application of justice in the United States, and the rest of the world.If you haven't yet, check Part I to understand the historical framework of this issue.

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