Adam Tooze


Adam Tooze is a columnist at Foreign Policy and a history professor and the director of the European Institute at Columbia University. He is the author of Chartbook, a newsletter on economics, geopolitics, and history.

Articles by Adam Tooze
Employees of Christie's auction house hold up Spanish painter Pablo Picasso's "Les femmes d'Alger (Version 'O')" during a press preview in London on April 10.
Employees of Christie's auction house hold up Spanish painter Pablo Picasso's "Les femmes d'Alger (Version 'O')" during a press preview in London on April 10.
New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) speaks to supporters during an election night gathering in the Queens borough of New York on June 24.
New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) speaks to supporters during an election night gathering in the Queens borough of New York on June 24.
A plume of heavy smoke rises over an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike.
A plume of heavy smoke rises over an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike.
Rows of cadets in military uniforms march in a parade.
Rows of cadets in military uniforms march in a parade.
Mike Johnson wearing glasses and a suit and tie frowns as he looks toward a podium with a sign that says "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" on it.
Mike Johnson wearing glasses and a suit and tie frowns as he looks toward a podium with a sign that says "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" on it.
Several children pop out from behind a man and woman as they stand on a stage.
Several children pop out from behind a man and woman as they stand on a stage.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a signing ceremony at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, the official workplace of the emir, on May 14.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a signing ceremony at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, the official workplace of the emir, on May 14.
Factory workers inspect silver cylinders on an assembly line in California.
Factory workers inspect silver cylinders on an assembly line in California.
Canada’s prime minister and Liberal Party leader, Mark Carney, waves to supporters at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario.
Canada’s prime minister and Liberal Party leader, Mark Carney, waves to supporters at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a working session on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a working session on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017.
U.S. President Richard Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai toast each other during a banquet in Beijing.
U.S. President Richard Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai toast each other during a banquet in Beijing.
Graduates in caps and gowns wave gavels and smile and yell outside a brick building.
Graduates in caps and gowns wave gavels and smile and yell outside a brick building.
An illustration shows a golden Newtons cradle with Elon Musk depicted on the one at left and sending a globe-motif ball swinging at right.
An illustration shows a golden Newtons cradle with Elon Musk depicted on the one at left and sending a globe-motif ball swinging at right.
The cover of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson.
The cover of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson.
Man sits at a desk with a hand covering his mouth. In the background are several television and computer screens. In the corner is a red hat with the word "Trump" on it.
Man sits at a desk with a hand covering his mouth. In the background are several television and computer screens. In the corner is a red hat with the word "Trump" on it.