The Economics That Drove the Tiananmen Square Protests
03/04/2026 | 38 mins.
Adam and Cameron look back at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China and discuss what economic factors drove them. This is the first episode in an intermittent series that looks at historical events that may not have been thought of as having an economic dimension.
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The Enduring Impact of the War in Iran
27/03/2026 | 30 mins.
With the Iran war now entering its second month, Adam and Cameron consider the long-term implications and which countries will be hit hardest.
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Iran and Habermas
20/03/2026 | 54 mins.
The price of oil keeps rising as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran enters its fourth week, threatening economic turmoil around the world.
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China’s Five-Year Plan
13/03/2026 | 48 mins.
China has released a new five-year economic plan that projects GDP growth of around 4.5 percent in the coming year. That would be the country’s slowest growth rate since its era of reforms began in the 1980s. Adam and Cameron dig in.
Also on the show: The economics of St. Patrick’s Day.
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The War on Iran
06/03/2026 | 51 mins.
The war on Iran launched a week ago by Israel and the United States is spiraling into a regional conflict with implications for the global economy. Adam and Cameron discuss.
Also: Adam and Cameron will be back at the Caveat theater in New York on April 17 to record a live episode of Ones and Tooze. It’s a smallish venue and tickets tend to sell out quickly. Order yours here.
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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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