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.

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How the U.S. Military Helped Build Las Vegas

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
This picture shows Ozempic medication boxes in a pharmacy in Riedisheim, France.
This picture shows Ozempic medication boxes in a pharmacy in Riedisheim, France.

How Weight-Loss Drugs Are Distorting the Danish Economy

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Boeing workers are pictured exiting a gate below an image of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Renton, Washington.
Boeing workers are pictured exiting a gate below an image of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Renton, Washington.

Is Boeing too Big to Fail?

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A picture taken during an organized tour by Yemen's Houthi rebels shows the deck of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship as it floats on the Red Sea beneath a hazy blue sky. Houthi fighters patrol the deck, and the Yemeni and Palestinian flags hang from the main mast.
A picture taken during an organized tour by Yemen's Houthi rebels shows the deck of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship as it floats on the Red Sea beneath a hazy blue sky. Houthi fighters patrol the deck, and the Yemeni and Palestinian flags hang from the main mast.

Why Egypt Has the Most to Lose From Houthi Strikes on Merchant Ships

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
The logo of Nippon Steel Corp. is seen at an office building at the company’s head office in Tokyo.
The logo of Nippon Steel Corp. is seen at an office building at the company’s head office in Tokyo.

Should Biden Block the Japanese Takeover Bid for U.S. Steel?

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
The AlpenGold Hotel ahead of the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
The AlpenGold Hotel ahead of the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

The Davos Paradox

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, waring a suit and blue tie, salutes a crowd. The back of a person is seen holding up a phone to take a photo in the foreground.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, waring a suit and blue tie, salutes a crowd. The back of a person is seen holding up a phone to take a photo in the foreground.

What if Trump Wins and Other Vexing Questions for the Year Ahead

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks to the Fed's Division of Research and Statistics Centennial Conference in Washington.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks to the Fed's Division of Research and Statistics Centennial Conference in Washington.

Were You Team Transitory—or Team Doom?

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A 1941 illustration shows Santa Claus holding his naughty and nice list.
A 1941 illustration shows Santa Claus holding his naughty and nice list.

Does Santa Own the North Pole and Other Holiday Questions

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses delegates at the Bundestag about a budget crisis, in Berlin.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses delegates at the Bundestag about a budget crisis, in Berlin.

How a Court Ruling Triggered a German Budget Crisis

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A lone wind turbine spins in front of exhaust plumes billowing into a hazy gray sky from five cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Germany.
A lone wind turbine spins in front of exhaust plumes billowing into a hazy gray sky from five cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Germany.

What Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels Really Means

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
President-elect Javier Milei laughs with lawmakers at the National Congress for the official announcement of the final vote count on Nov. 29 in Buenos Aires.
President-elect Javier Milei laughs with lawmakers at the National Congress for the official announcement of the final vote count on Nov. 29 in Buenos Aires.

What Milei’s Dollarization Plan Would Mean for Argentina’s Economy

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Joaquin Phoenix in the film "Napoleon."
Joaquin Phoenix in the film "Napoleon."

The Economic Legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Entrepreneur Marc Andreessen speaks onstage during TechCrunch's Disrupt SF 2016 at Pier 48 in San Francisco, California.
Entrepreneur Marc Andreessen speaks onstage during TechCrunch's Disrupt SF 2016 at Pier 48 in San Francisco, California.

Why Silicon Valley Loves the Techno-Optimist Manifesto

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A United Nations volunteer stands in the yard of a U.N.-run school in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
A United Nations volunteer stands in the yard of a U.N.-run school in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Is the United Nations Worth the Price?

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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
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