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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Abdul Aziz, an elder Afghan money changer, takes a break sitting behind bundles of afghanis at the main currency exchange market in Kabul on July 18, 2002.
Abdul Aziz, an elder Afghan money changer, takes a break sitting behind bundles of afghanis at the main currency exchange market in Kabul on July 18, 2002.

Don’t Abandon Afghanistan’s Economy Too

Argument
Adam Tooze
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Present at the Creation of a Climate Alliance—or Climate Conflict

Argument
Adam Tooze
Two men talk after the end of the ExxonMobil annual shareholders meeting on May 28, 2008 in Dallas, Texas.
Two men talk after the end of the ExxonMobil annual shareholders meeting on May 28, 2008 in Dallas, Texas.

Can Elites Start the Climate Revolution?

Argument
Adam Tooze
An illustration combining images of Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi.
An illustration combining images of Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi.

Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi Have One Last Job This article has an audio recording

Essay
Adam Tooze
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a call to congratulate the NASA Perseverance team on the successful Mars landing in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on March 4.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a call to congratulate the NASA Perseverance team on the successful Mars landing in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on March 4.

Biden’s Stimulus Is the Dawn of a New Economic Era

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Adam Tooze
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The Rise and Fall and Rise (and Fall) of the U.S. Financial Empire This article has an audio recording

Essay
Adam Tooze
President Donald Trump walks with Jerome Powell at the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2017.
President Donald Trump walks with Jerome Powell at the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2017.

The West’s Constitutional Crises Threaten the Economy’s Last Best Hope

Voice
Adam Tooze
Joseph Biden speaks to the media as Executive Director of the Middle Class Task Force Jared Bernstein, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Christina Romer, Director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers, White House Budget Director Peter Orszag listen during a meeting on economy with the task force at the Roosevelt Room of the White House October 2, 2009 in Washington.
Joseph Biden speaks to the media as Executive Director of the Middle Class Task Force Jared Bernstein, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Christina Romer, Director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers, White House Budget Director Peter Orszag listen during a meeting on economy with the task force at the Roosevelt Room of the White House October 2, 2009 in Washington.

America’s Economy Is Fragile. So Is Biden’s Economic Team.

Election 2020
Adam Tooze
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2020 in Washington.
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2020 in Washington.

Welcome to the Worst Election Outcome for the Global Economy

Election 2020
Adam Tooze
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2016.
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2016.

The Markets Want Much More Than Just a Biden Win

Election 2020
Adam Tooze
A man walks along a street near India Gate amid heavily polluted conditions in New Delhi on Dec. 6, 2019.
A man walks along a street near India Gate amid heavily polluted conditions in New Delhi on Dec. 6, 2019.

Welcome to the Final Battle for the Climate This article has an audio recording

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Adam Tooze
China's President Xi Jinping waves to delegates as they arrive for the opening ceremony of the 11th National Women's Congress at the Great Hall of the People near Tiananmen Square on October 28, 2013 in Beijing.
China's President Xi Jinping waves to delegates as they arrive for the opening ceremony of the 11th National Women's Congress at the Great Hall of the People near Tiananmen Square on October 28, 2013 in Beijing.

Did Xi Just Save the World
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Voice
Adam Tooze
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The World Is Winning—and Losing—the Vaccine Race

The Big Think
Adam Tooze
German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron on the terrace, with a view of the television tower in the background during his visit to the chancellor's office on May 15, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron on the terrace, with a view of the television tower in the background during his visit to the chancellor's office on May 15, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.

It’s a New Europe—if You Can Keep It

Voice
Adam Tooze
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The Sociologist Who Could Save Us From Coronavirus This article has an audio recording

The Big Think
Adam Tooze
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