Adam Tooze is a historian, author, critic and blogger whose work explores economic history, politics and global affairs. He holds the Shelby Cullom Davis chair of History at Columbia University and directs the university’s European Institute. Foreign Policy named him one of its top Global Thinkers of the decade in 2019.

Tooze’s books include Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy, Crashed, The Deluge and The Wages of Destruction, alongside works on democracy, the Second World War and statistics in the German state. His website brings together information about his publications, research and public appearances, as well as commentary on current events.

Through articles, reviews and interviews, Tooze examines subjects such as economic policy, China, Europe’s energy transition, war and financial markets. He also publishes Chartbook, a bi-weekly newsletter featuring economic data, images and stories, and co-hosts the weekly Ones & Tooze economics podcast with Foreign Policy. Visitors can find recordings of his talks, television appearances and interviews, alongside recent blog posts and journalism.