
Ecological Leninism
Adam Tooze on Andreas Malm’s post-pandemic climate politics The carbon clock is ticking. Governments and official agencies assure us that all will be well, that they can
Adam Tooze on Andreas Malm’s post-pandemic climate politics The carbon clock is ticking. Governments and official agencies assure us that all will be well, that they can
This is a moment to accelerate the transition towards net zero, not to retreat. When it comes to the politics of energy and the climate
Christian Lindner would be unsuitable as finance minister – but would make a good minister of digital affairs, according to economists Joseph E. Stiglitz and
A fiscal conservative in the job and a new era of debt limitation could spell disaster for EU countries The result of the German election
After years of consensus, a new era of division is set to roil German politics at home and abroad. In what may prove to be
Understanding the shifting balance of social forces, interest groups and political factions is essential to see how China escaped the shock therapy that brought down
The global war on terror triggered by 9/11 was a vast undertaking. It took hundreds of thousands of lives, reshaped America’s relations with large parts
Despite forecasts of decline following the Afghanistan withdrawal, the US military is planning another century of global domination. In August 2021, the dismaying scenes at
The year 2020 exposed the risks and weaknesses of the market-driven global system like never before. It’s hard to avoid the sense that a turning
Almost two years since the novel coronavirus began to circulate through the human population, what lessons have we learned? And what do those lessons portend
As the chances of evacuation dwindle, the West owes Afghans a chance at surviving in their own country. As Western powers pull out of Afghanistan,
A look at Germany’s wartime economy as explored by Adam’s in his award winning book The Wages of Destruction. Our talking points will include the
Historian and economist Adam Tooze joins Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington, DC to talk about his New Statesman cover story on
In the last two years the central banking community has embraced the issue of climate change. That is not to say that central bankers have
For decades, the West has ignored the significance of China’s rise – but we must recognise that it will be instrumental in all our futures
On July 8th the European Central Bank announced the results of the Monetary Policy Strategy Review initiated by its president, Christine Lagarde, in January 2020. Delayed by
Napoleon’s invasion smashed the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and with it what was left of the early modern/medieval frame. Class strife in the wake
Das große Rad drehen: Ökonomie und Psychologie der ökologisch-sozialen Transformation Moderiert von Ellen Ueberschär (Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung) entwickeln Adam Tooze (Columbia University NY), Robert Habeck (Bündnis 90/Die
Gerade erst hatte die Kryptowährung Bitcoin einen Rekordwert von über 60.000 Dollar erreicht, inzwischen hat sich aber im Vergleich dazu ihr Wert in etwa halbiert.
Financial capital and the courts are quietly creating the conditions to stop global warming—if politics does its part, too. Will the spring of 2021 prove
There was a time when the world still seemed a good – and above all simple – place for monetary authorities. Every few weeks, they
Call to Europe with FEPS – Europe needs to go big! What can the EU learn from the US and Biden experience in this recovery
Back in autumn 2019, when COVID was still just a twinkle in Satan’s eye, the world was already hurtling toward crisis. The Arctic Sea ice was
A roundtable discussion with: Anusar Farooqui, Yakov Feygin, Daniela Gabor, Robert Hockett, JW Mason, Saule Omarova, and Tim Sahay, moderated by Adam Tooze.
At the time of writing, the pandemic is continuing to take a heavy toll on the European economy, and even though an economic collapse has
Green can be a moral color, a political color, or an economic color. Join William Blair’s Hugo Scott-Gall for a conversation with Adam Tooze, history
This lecture was presented in the framework of the RECET Opening Week on 22.04.2021 at the Research Center for the History of Transformations (RECET) /
An interview with Isaac Chotiner on the the vaccine rollout and shifting politics in the E.U. Isaac Chotiner: Europe has faced a number of challenges
In its dealings with Beijing, the United States has turned to classic grand strategy with the aim of safeguarding its primacy. In contrast, the EU
A conversation with Ben Judah with the Atlantic Council on Britain since 1990, the megatrends framing Brexit and the historical role played by the Bank
The United States’ massive relief package is more than a technocratic policy. It’s a democratic triumph. There is a lot of debate right now about
Barron’s: What are the big investment opportunities coming out of this pandemic? Adam Tooze: The only thing we know, coming out of this, is the
Discussion with Ambassador Haber of Germany hosted by the German Embassy in Washinton via Zoom and Facebook Live. View the recording on Facebook here.
Für Johnson ist Biden ein Albtraum Brexit und Corona – die Briten halten gerade auf eine doppelte Wirtschaftskrise zu. Eric Graydon spricht mit Adam Tooze
In the final weeks of 2020 an optimist might see light at the end of the tunnel. Europe was hit hard by the second wave
In the first half of 2020, as the world economy shut down, hundreds of millions of people across the world lost their jobs. Following India’s
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