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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Christine Lagarde, then-director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks with Jerome Powell, the chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during the family picture of the G-20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Buenos Aires on July 21, 2018.
Christine Lagarde, then-director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks with Jerome Powell, the chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during the family picture of the G-20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Buenos Aires on July 21, 2018.

The Death of the Central Bank Myth This article has an audio recording

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Adam Tooze
Demonstrators dance at the World War II Memorial during an "Immortal Regiment" Remembrance Walk to mark the 73rd anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in Washington on May 5, 2018.
Demonstrators dance at the World War II Memorial during an "Immortal Regiment" Remembrance Walk to mark the 73rd anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in Washington on May 5, 2018.

We Remember World War II Wrong This article has an audio recording

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Adam Tooze
A trader at the Dubai Stock Exchange in the United Arab Emirates.
A trader at the Dubai Stock Exchange in the United Arab Emirates.

The Coronavirus Oil Shock Is Just Getting Started

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Nicholas Mulder, Adam Tooze
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens to a question as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Jan. 31, 2019.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens to a question as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Jan. 31, 2019.

A Global Pandemic Bailout Was Coming—Until America Stopped It

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Adam Tooze
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How the Economy Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Joseph E. Stiglitz, Robert J. Shiller, Gita Gopinath, Carmen M. Reinhart, Adam Posen, Eswar Prasad, Adam Tooze, Laura D’Andrea Tyson, Kishore Mahbubani, Stefan Theil
A man on a rooftop looks at approaching flames as a wildfire continues to grow near Camarillo, California, on May 3, 2013.
A man on a rooftop looks at approaching flames as a wildfire continues to grow near Camarillo, California, on May 3, 2013.

The Normal Economy Is Never Coming Back

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Adam Tooze
U.S. President Donald Trump and Jerome Powell
U.S. President Donald Trump and Jerome Powell

America Is Ailing—and Leading the World

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Adam Tooze
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attend the 11th BRICS Summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 14, 2019.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attend the 11th BRICS Summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 14, 2019.

The Coronavirus Is the Biggest Emerging Markets Crisis Ever

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Adam Tooze
Pedestrians wearing face masks walk toward an electric board showing stocks' share price
Pedestrians wearing face masks walk toward an electric board showing stocks' share price

Is the Coronavirus Crash Worse Than the 2008 Financial Crisis?

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Adam Tooze
Chloe Cushman illustration for Foreign Policy
Chloe Cushman illustration for Foreign Policy

How Climate Change Has Supercharged the Left

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Adam Tooze
Christine Lagarde and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann
Christine Lagarde and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann

Germany Chooses Economic Nostalgia Over Saving the Planet

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Adam Tooze
Queen Elizabeth II attends a service for the Order of the British Empire at St Paul's Cathedral on March 7, 2012 in London, England.
Queen Elizabeth II attends a service for the Order of the British Empire at St Paul's Cathedral on March 7, 2012 in London, England.

Britain Can’t Afford the Queen’s Weakness Anymore

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Adam Tooze
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press event at the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2017.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press event at the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2017.

The Global Economy Lives in Wonderland Now

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Adam Tooze
Lower Manhattan in New York City on Oct. 30, 2012, after Hurricane Sandy. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Lower Manhattan in New York City on Oct. 30, 2012, after Hurricane Sandy. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Why Central Banks Need to Step Up on Global Warming

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Adam Tooze
German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde as she arrives to attend the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 7, 2017.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde as she arrives to attend the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 7, 2017.

Christine Lagarde Won, but This Isn’t a Game

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