ADAM TOOZE

@stateofthecity You knew about this? I find it mind-blowing.

@M_C_Klein Don’t get hung up on MMT and money-printing Matt. This is all about fiscal policy. MMT was just a vehicle in Moscow in 2019

"Russia is a monetary sovereign but does not act as one" … Sound like MMT? It is. Talk of the town in Moscow in 2019

Will sanctions work? What if Russia’s political economy is more than men of violence, oligarchs and Sechin-style austrians. What if MMT is in the Kremlin?

What if Putin's war regime turns to MMT? Chartbook #91 just dropped adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-91… https://t.co/c4gmiGnXLJ

"City lawyers cannot hide behind ‘the law’ over Russian clients” Quite the headline this from @ft @catrutterpooley ft.com/content/714687… https://t.co/27E5IkOc9R

RT @TrentTelenko: Would you all believe I just got a phone call from an MSNBC staffer over my Truck tire thread? They thought I was

@fvhermann @Josh_Young_1 @HelenHet20 @M_C_Klein @AndreasSteno Thank you. Very interesting.

Very much along the lines of the energy outlook you were talking about @economistmeg twitter.com/fvhermann/stat…

Markets are not yet pricing in the decoupling of monetary policy btw Fed and ECB that is to be expected following asymmetric shock of Ukraine.

RT @harries_matthew: Another article, this time from RIAC, with a similar message twitter.com/jakluge/status…

RT @harries_matthew: This looks like a brave and clear article by Sergey Utkin. Google Translate: "The military operation came as a complet…

RT @russianforces: Now that the dust around that statement settled (a bit) it looks like it wasn't what I thought it might have been. No

RT @KarlMuth: @Noahpinion Bit of a tire expert here. Those aren't Soviet-era heavy truck radials. Chinese military tires, and I believe spe…

RT @longhornsteve: @ezraklein @adam_tooze @dschatsky I'll say it: everyone should subscribe to "Ones and Tooze" from @ForeignPolicy's @Came…

RT @jraimo: The utterly brilliant historian Nicholas Mulder (@njtmulder, @Cornell) will launch his book "The Economic Weapon: The Rise of S…

@agreeahmed @ezraklein @dschatsky v nice of you. Thanks

"Two of the world’s largest military powers are now functioning in near-total isolation from each other, which is a danger to everyone.” This by @e_sarotte

RT @russianforces: This is Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Russian Central Bank. She starts with 'it's a difficult time, be kind to colleagu…

RT @TheStudyofWar: Here is the latest #map from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats tracking #Russian control of terrain in #Ukraine. https…

RT @Peter__Wood: The Ukraine gas transmission operator is ensuring millions of Europes stay warm with Russian gas despite being under attac…

@dschatsky @ezraklein Very nice of you to say. Thanks. It was a great conversation.

RT @bazaarofwar: The points here are valid: shading on maps does not indicate that areas have been secured. However, these maps can still…

The fight for control over the roads at the center of this map from @bazaarofwar will determine if/when the Russian forces can complete encirclement of

This surely is the critical question right now. It is on the closing of this encirclement and the "liberation" of the Donbass that Putin's ability

RT @M_C_Klein: Just realized that the latest IMF World Economic Outlook is due next month. Will be *interesting* to see how current events…

RT @JavierBlas: NO BUYERS: Surgutneftegas, the Russian oil producer, ***fails for the 3rd consecutive time*** to sell Urals crude via its r…

RT @LorcanRK: China Daily on Saturday: Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine. China Daily just now: Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine. I'm…

40-50% of all exports of neon come from Russia & Ukraine. Neon = byproduct of steel manufacturing which is critical for chip manufacturing. When Russia

RT @NeilPHauer: *445* Russian vehicles destroyed, abandoned or captured in Ukraine. In a week.

Extraordinary interview with A Kortunov … "my logic and that of the Russian leadership do not coincide". twitter.com/mkimmage/statu…

Putin has even managed to revive a sputtering debate in Germany about draft/national service. Bundeswehr far from keen on the idea! faz.net/aktuell/politi… https://t.co/DBo6DLbw2B

With regard to energy independence from Russia, “pragmatism trumps every political demand”. But, in medium-term, carbon neutrality and energy independence are identical. Robert Habeck on

China signalled it was ready to play a role in finding a ceasefire in Ukraine as it “deplored” the outbreak of conflict in its strongest

“It is not a matter of wanting, but we are to a degree dependent on them. One simply has to admit that.” German Econ Minister