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Could Green Hydrogen Revolutionize the Energy Sector?

Plus: Looking to travel this summer? Adam and Cameron break down vacationing around Europe on the cheap.

Darren Woods, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, speaks during an international energy conference in Houston, Texas.
Darren Woods, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, speaks during an international energy conference in Houston, Texas.

Companies Thought They Could Ignore Geopolitics. Not Anymore.

Deglobalization is changing corporate behavior as boardrooms start paying attention to war.

The Air Ship, MJ Player Exclusive, Game-Worn Sneaker Nike, 1984, on display during a press preview at Christie's New York.
The Air Ship, MJ Player Exclusive, Game-Worn Sneaker Nike, 1984, on display during a press preview at Christie's New York.

Adam Tooze: How Nike Made a Killing on Basketball Shoes

A branding deal with Michael Jordan in the 1980s has made billions of dollars for the company.

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Is America’s China Policy Too Hawkish?

Jessica Chen Weiss on why she thinks competition with China is consuming U.S. foreign policy—and what the United States needs to do about it.

Gautam Adani speaks at an investor summit in Gandhinagar, India, on Jan. 12, 2011.
Gautam Adani speaks at an investor summit in Gandhinagar, India, on Jan. 12, 2011.

Gautam Adani and the New Indian Capitalism

The businessman has roots in Gujarat, but he resembles past Southeast Asian tycoons who formed monopolies through political patronage.

Vanessa Pappas (C), chief operating officer for TikTok, listens during a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing regarding social media's impact on homeland security, on Sept. 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
Vanessa Pappas (C), chief operating officer for TikTok, listens during a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing regarding social media's impact on homeland security, on Sept. 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

Why the U.S. Should Not Ban TikTok

The ban would hurt Americans—and there are better ways to protect their data.

A cocoa farmer stirs his spread out in the sun for drying in Bringakro, in the Ivory Coast.
A cocoa farmer stirs his spread out in the sun for drying in Bringakro, in the Ivory Coast.

Adam Tooze: How China and India Could Transform the Chocolate Business

A rise in worldwide consumption would test an industry built largely on exploitation.

A container ship operated by the French shipping company CMA CGM is moored in the Port of Marseille.
A container ship operated by the French shipping company CMA CGM is moored in the Port of Marseille.

Can a French Shipping Giant Make Marseille the Capital of the Mediterranean?

The Saadé family has raked in huge profits, turning CMA CGM into a strategic asset for Paris and a potential economic lifeline for France’s impoverished second city.

An artist puts paints a picture of Indian businessman Gautam Adani.
An artist puts paints a picture of Indian businessman Gautam Adani.

Adam Tooze: What the Adani Group’s Plunge Says About the Indian Economy

Fraud allegations caused $100 billion in losses for the conglomerate.

A person holds a grocery bag. Colorful posters are behind them.
A person holds a grocery bag. Colorful posters are behind them.
Employees work on the production line at a Volkswagen plant in Urumqi, China.
Employees work on the production line at a Volkswagen plant in Urumqi, China.

Forced Uyghur Labor Probably Helped Build Your Car

A new report ties auto manufacturing to Xinjiang’s genocide. Will consumers—and Western countries—care?

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FP’s Holiday Gift Guide

Inspired ideas for global citizens, aspiring adventurers, and lifelong learners.

Farmers harvest pineapples in Pingtung county, Taiwan
Farmers harvest pineapples in Pingtung county, Taiwan

On the Front Lines of the China-Taiwan Food Fight

A Brooklyn start-up hits back against Beijing’s pressure campaign.

Employees work on the assembly line for the Volkswagen ID.3 electric car of German carmaker Volkswagen at a production site in Dresden, Germany.
Employees work on the assembly line for the Volkswagen ID.3 electric car of German carmaker Volkswagen at a production site in Dresden, Germany.

Brussels Is Ditching Its Free-Trade Gospel

With Biden continuing on Trump’s protectionist path, the EU is embracing the same.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (right) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang inspect honor guards during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 9, 2019.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (right) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang inspect honor guards during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 9, 2019.

How to Compete With China in the South Pacific

The case for a global forecasting unit led by the United States and Australia.

A sign for TotalEnergies EP Myanmar is seen behind a shuttered gate in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 22.
A sign for TotalEnergies EP Myanmar is seen behind a shuttered gate in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 22.

Companies Quitting Myanmar Provide Hollow Victories Against Junta

The departures of France’s TotalEnergies and Norway’s Telenor have left the military regime with more money and control.

Pablo Picasso with his arts dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
Pablo Picasso with his arts dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

How Picasso Became Big Business

A new history of modern art flips the script by focusing on dealers, collectors, and curators.

A worker carries a part at an electric automobile factory in Haiphong, Vietnam.
A worker carries a part at an electric automobile factory in Haiphong, Vietnam.

Companies Are Fleeing China for Friendlier Shores

“Friendshoring” is the new trend as geopolitics bites.

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