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Ones and Tooze Foreign Policy
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Foreign Policy economics columnist Adam Tooze, a history professor and a popular author, is encyclopedic about basically everything: from the COVID shutdown, to climate change, to pasta sauce. On our new podcast, Tooze and FP deputy editor Cameron Abadi will look at two data points each week that explain the world: one drawn from the week’s headlines and the other from just about anywhere else Tooze takes us. Check out Adam Tooze’s column at https://foreignpolicy.com/author/adam-tooze/.
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The Success of Russia’s War Economy
Russia’s economy is growing at a healthy clip despite international sanctions that the country has endured for more than two years. How did that happen? And why did Russian President Vladimir Putin just appoint an economist—Andrei Belousov—as his new defense minister? Cameron and Adam dig in.
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The Economics of Trump’s Conviction
The conviction of former U.S. President Donald Trump on 34 felony charges raises profound political questions but also some economic ones. Adam and Cameron dig in.
Also on the show: An economic perspective on D-Day—the Allied invasion of Normandy that began 80 years ago on June 6.
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EU Elections and the Far Right
European Union elections in the coming week will likely see a surge in support for populist right-wing parties. Adam and Cameron discuss the economics of the European Parliament.
Also on the show: What the UEFA Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid tells about Germany’s Ruhr valley.
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Introducing: The Afghan Impasse
We're popping up in your feed between episodes of Ones and Tooze to introduce you to a different show—produced by the team at Foreign Policy, in partnership with Doha Debates. The Negotiators, available exclusively on Wondery+, focuses on some of the most dramatic negotiations around the world—from diplomacy, to hostage crises, to labor disputes and more. On season 4, The Afghan Impasse, we explore why diplomats failed over 20 years to broker a peace agreement in Afghanistan.
This is a preview of episode 1, Original Sin, from reporter Soraya Lennie.
You can listen to the rest of this episode, and all seven episodes of The Negotiators - The Afghan Impasse, exclusively and ad-free with Wondery+. You can find the show and join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or Apple Podcasts.
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The Economics of Assassinations
The recent attempt on the life of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico raises questions for Adam and Cameron. Do political assassinations mainly occur in advanced economies? Do they tend to bring about change or reinforce the status quo? And what does it cost to hire a hit man?
Also on the show: The economics of holiday grilling.
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The Macroeconomic Effects of Beyoncé
How successful is the American singer-songwriter Beyoncé? When she performed in Sweden last year, the event caused an uptick in the country’s inflation. Adam and Cameron explain.
Also on the show: The economics of Immanuel Kant.
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Customer Reviews
Exhilarating
The Kant episode was a tour de force of compression & celerity, yet unfailing clarity as well. Thank you for rousing this slumbering dog, gentlemen.
Adam is a smart cookie
Probably my favorite liberal econ or politics pod. Adam is brilliant and eloquent on a huge variety of topics, and intellectual renaissance man. Credit to FP for sponsoring such a proudly Keynesian project, though I do find the Amazon Ring ads problematic (that is a malevolent product).
Adam has biases
Enjoy the economic and historic topics, not much his politics. It’s so obvious that he has pet peeves. But it gets worse when his biases lead him to pick and choose which facts to present to his readers and listeners. One example is his view on Columbia student protest. In this podcast, he criticizes Columbia and police for citing safety reasons, yet omitting the major escalation where protestors entering and occupying an academic building (where he taught a class earlier that day, per his newsletter).