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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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

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

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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

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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

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Adam Tooze
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

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

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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?

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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

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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.

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