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Ecological Leninism

November 15, 2021

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

Why the so-called “energy crisis” is both a threat and an opportunity

October 27, 2021

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

“It Would Be a Mistake to Grant Him His Wish”

October 27, 2021

Christian Lindner would be unsuitable as finance minister – but would make a good minister of digital affairs, according to economists Joseph E. Stiglitz and

The future of Europe is at stake in the fight for Germany’s finance ministry

October 20, 2021

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

The Post-Merkel Return of German Ideologies

September 17, 2021

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

How China Avoided Soviet-Style Collapse

September 16, 2021

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 9/11 Attacks in Historical Perspective, 20 Years Later – Vast Spending With Dubious Returns

September 9, 2021

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

The new age of American power

September 9, 2021

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

Has Covid ended the neoliberal era?

September 2, 2021

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

What if the Coronavirus Crisis Is Just a Trial Run?

September 1, 2021

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

Don’t Abandon Afghanistan’s Economy Too

August 27, 2021

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,

Wages of Destruction with WW2TV

July 30, 2021

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

Does the world need to learn to live with China? with World Review from the New Statesman

July 30, 2021

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

Opinion: the Fed can, and should, take big steps on climate

July 26, 2021

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

Why there is no solution to our age of crisis without China

July 21, 2021

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

Climate crisis offers way out of monetary orthodoxy

July 12, 2021

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

Columbia DC, 150th anniversary of German unification: Bismarck, Realpolitik, and Birth of a Nation

150th anniversary of German unification: Bismarck, Realpolitik, and Birth of a Nation With Columbia DC

June 24, 2021

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

Was ist die grüne Erzählung von Politik und Emotionen?

June 14, 2021

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

Bitcoin ist ein Krisensymptom

June 9, 2021

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.

Can Elites Start the Climate Revolution?

June 3, 2021

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

On climate, jobs and financial stability: Towards a new mandate for central banks?

May 28, 2021

There was a time when the world still seemed a good – and above all simple – place for monetary authorities. Every few weeks, they

Europe needs to go big

May 26, 2021

Call to Europe with FEPS – Europe needs to go big! What can the EU learn from the US and Biden experience in this recovery

Adam Tooze on Climate Politics After COVID

May 21, 2021

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

Investment and Decarbonization

May 20, 2021

A roundtable discussion with: Anusar Farooqui, Yakov Feygin, Daniela Gabor, Robert Hockett, JW Mason, Saule Omarova, and Tim Sahay, moderated by Adam Tooze.

Learning to Live with Debt

May 18, 2021

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

Transformation and Financial Crises with RECET

April 23, 2021

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) /

How the Pandemic Changed Europe

April 15, 2021

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

The Fragility of Europe’s China Strategy

March 30, 2021

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

Where is Britain in its economic history?

March 24, 2021

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

Biden’s Stimulus Is the Dawn of a New Economic Era

March 5, 2021

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

Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Wasn’t a Black Swan Event — and Why We Must Prepare for More Outbreaks

December 4, 2020

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

Cover photo for talk with title and photos of Adam Tooze and Ambassador Haber

The Road to Recovery – Economic Prospects Post-Pandemic with the German Embassy, Washington

December 3, 2020

Discussion with Ambassador Haber of Germany hosted by the German Embassy in Washinton via Zoom and Facebook Live. View the recording on Facebook here.

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