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.

Follow Adam Tooze:
On X
Articles by Adam Tooze
An employee of Air Liquide in front of an electrolyzer at the company's future hydrogen production facility of renewable hydrogen in Oberhausen, Germany.
An employee of Air Liquide in front of an electrolyzer at the company's future hydrogen production facility of renewable hydrogen in Oberhausen, Germany.

Hydrogen Is the Future—or a Complete Mirage This article has an audio recording

Essay
Adam Tooze
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen delivers remarks at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on April 20, 2023 in Washington.
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen delivers remarks at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on April 20, 2023 in Washington.

America Has Dictated Its Economic Peace Terms to China This article has an audio recording

Argument
Adam Tooze

Insider Adam Tooze: When National Security Trumps All By Cameron Abadi

Wind turbines in front of a lignite-fired power plant operated by German energy giant RWE
Wind turbines in front of a lignite-fired power plant operated by German energy giant RWE

Europe’s Energy Crisis That Isn’t This article has an audio recording

Argument
Adam Tooze
Illustration of Samuel Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas
Illustration of Samuel Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas

The Hidden History of the World’s Top Offshore Cryptocurrency Tax Haven This article has an audio recording

Essay
Adam Tooze
President Joe Biden gestures with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the two leaders met in a hallway as Biden was going to a European Commission on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian island of Bali, on November 15, 2022.
President Joe Biden gestures with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the two leaders met in a hallway as Biden was going to a European Commission on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian island of Bali, on November 15, 2022.

The G-20 Proved It’s Our World Government

Argument
Adam Tooze
A man swims in the frozen water of the Trocadero fountain in front Eiffel Tower, on January 6, 2017 in Paris.
A man swims in the frozen water of the Trocadero fountain in front Eiffel Tower, on January 6, 2017 in Paris.

The European Project Is Now at the Mercy of the Weather This article has an audio recording

Argument
Adam Tooze
The wind blows into a torn apart Union Jack flag on the Promenade des Anglais avenue in Nice on Oct. 2, 2020.
The wind blows into a torn apart Union Jack flag on the Promenade des Anglais avenue in Nice on Oct. 2, 2020.

Liz Truss’s Britain Is a Morbid Symptom of the World’s New Era This article has an audio recording

Argument
Adam Tooze
Jerome Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on June 22, 2022 in Washington.
Jerome Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on June 22, 2022 in Washington.

The United States Is Fighting Inflation With History This article has an audio recording

Argument
Adam Tooze
The U.S. dollar over the globe..
The U.S. dollar over the globe..

The World Is Seeing How the Dollar Really Works This article has an audio recording

Argument
Adam Tooze
1970s-inflation-george-wylesol-illustration-site
1970s-inflation-george-wylesol-illustration-site

The 1970s Weren’t What You Think This article has an audio recording

Essay
Adam Tooze
Former residents evicted from a crowded Lagos shantytown stand on a flotilla of boats.
Former residents evicted from a crowded Lagos shantytown stand on a flotilla of boats.

It’s Africa’s Century—for Better or Worse This article has an audio recording

Review
Adam Tooze
A destroyed building in Ukraine
A destroyed building in Ukraine

Ukraine’s War Has Already Changed the World’s Economy This article has an audio recording

Essay
Adam Tooze
Mario Mario Draghi speaks at a press conference in Frankfurt.
Mario Mario Draghi speaks at a press conference in Frankfurt.

Mario Draghi Doesn’t Have ‘Whatever It Takes’ Anymore This article has an audio recording

Essay
Adam Tooze
A steel mill is seen outside Pittsburgh.
A steel mill is seen outside Pittsburgh.

Fossil Fuel’s Downfall Could Be America’s Too

Analysis
Adam Tooze
A meeting at the Bundestag in Berlin occurs.
A meeting at the Bundestag in Berlin occurs.

The Post-Merkel Return of German Ideologies

Argument
Adam Tooze
Load more by Adam Tooze Return to staff list

Latest

See All Stories

Trending

  1. 1
    The End of Modernity
  2. 2
    The Next Israel-Iran War Is Coming
  3. 3
    The Time for a Paradigm Shift Is Now
  4. 4
    ‘There’s No Deal Until There’s a Deal’
  5. 5
    Russia’s Lavrov Wears USSR Sweatshirt to Trump-Putin Summit