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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Displaced Palestinian children pose for photos standing in front of makeshift tents at a camp beside a street in Rafah.
Displaced Palestinian children pose for photos standing in front of makeshift tents at a camp beside a street in Rafah.

The Economics of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.

Who’s on the Hook for the U.S. Bridge Collapse?
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Pope Francis presides over the Easter Mass as part of the Catholic Church’s Holy Week celebrations. Pope Francis is a man in his 80s wearing ceremonial white robes and a tall white hat embellished with black and gold trim. In his left hand, he carries a gold staff topped with an ornate cross.
Pope Francis presides over the Easter Mass as part of the Catholic Church’s Holy Week celebrations. Pope Francis is a man in his 80s wearing ceremonial white robes and a tall white hat embellished with black and gold trim. In his left hand, he carries a gold staff topped with an ornate cross.

The Economic Thinking of Pope Francis
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Sang Lee (center) receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Kedren Community Health Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 16, 2021.
Sang Lee (center) receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Kedren Community Health Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 16, 2021.

How COVID-19 Vaccines Inhibited Real Change
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A historic photo of families at the beach.
A historic photo of families at the beach.

The Rise of the All-Inclusive Resort
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Employees check rain boots for export at a shoe factory in Lianyungang, China, on March 13.
Employees check rain boots for export at a shoe factory in Lianyungang, China, on March 13.

Can China Shift the Foundations of Its Economy?
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Protestors outside the White House call attention to those suffering from Long Covid
Protestors outside the White House call attention to those suffering from Long Covid

The Soaring Cost of Long COVID
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A historic black-and-white image from the aftermath of the first atomic bomb testing. Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer stoops to examine the torn and warped metal remaining from the base of a tower from which the bomb was tests. Other scientists mill about the desert landscape around Oppenheimer, and low mountains loom in the distance.
A historic black-and-white image from the aftermath of the first atomic bomb testing. Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer stoops to examine the torn and warped metal remaining from the base of a tower from which the bomb was tests. Other scientists mill about the desert landscape around Oppenheimer, and low mountains loom in the distance.

The Economics of ‘Oppenheimer’
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A teenager is shown from behind as a silhouetted figure as he looks out at Manhattan from a window at the top of One World Trade Center. His hand is raised at a right angle with his fingers pressed against the glass. The New York City skyline is visible through the glass beneath a cloudy sky.
A teenager is shown from behind as a silhouetted figure as he looks out at Manhattan from a window at the top of One World Trade Center. His hand is raised at a right angle with his fingers pressed against the glass. The New York City skyline is visible through the glass beneath a cloudy sky.

Could Real Estate Again Trigger a Financial Crisis?
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A vertically split image shows former U.S. President Donald Trump on the left and current U.S. President Joe Biden on the right. Both men are shown from the chest upward, wearing dark suits.
A vertically split image shows former U.S. President Donald Trump on the left and current U.S. President Joe Biden on the right. Both men are shown from the chest upward, wearing dark suits.

What America’s Gerontocracy Means for its Economy
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, leaning out of the roof of a car, shakes hands with supporters at an event in Jakarta.
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, leaning out of the roof of a car, shakes hands with supporters at an event in Jakarta.

What’s Happening With Indonesia’s Economy?
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A Ukrainian soldier of an artillery unit fires towards Russian positions outside Bakhmut on November 8, 2022.
A Ukrainian soldier of an artillery unit fires towards Russian positions outside Bakhmut on November 8, 2022.

Ukraine’s Struggle to Survive Without U.S. Aid
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
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How the U.S. Military Helped Build Las Vegas
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
This picture shows Ozempic medication boxes in a pharmacy in Riedisheim, France.
This picture shows Ozempic medication boxes in a pharmacy in Riedisheim, France.

How Weight-Loss Drugs Are Distorting the Danish Economy
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Boeing workers are pictured exiting a gate below an image of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Renton, Washington.
Boeing workers are pictured exiting a gate below an image of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Renton, Washington.

Is Boeing too Big to Fail?
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
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