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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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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The price of oil keeps rising as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran enters its fourth week, threatening economic turmoil around the world.

Also on the show: The philosophy of Jürgen Habermas.

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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 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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With Adam and Cameron off this week, we bring you an episode of Foreign Policy Live—FP's flagship podcast, hosted by the magazine's editor in chief, Ravi Agrawal. Ravi sat down with former CIA chief David Petraeus to discuss what a U.S. war with Iran might look like.

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In the first year of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term, he has made some dramatic economic changes—relating to tariffs, immigration, and the size of the U.S. government. The result was a modest 2.2 percent economic growth. So, what went wrong? And what went well? Adam and Cameron dig in.

Also on the show: A country report on the Netherlands.

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Big tech companies are directing a huge portion of their capital expenditures to artificial intelligence—at least $650 billion in the coming year. The effect is to stimulate the economy in the short term, but what happens in the long term? Adam and Cameron discuss.

Also on the show: The state of the German economy. 

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The Super Bowl is the most watched event on American television—and a microcosm of American culture. In the first segment of the show, Adam and Cameron discuss the economic and social dimensions of the event.

In the second segment, they discuss the cultural and economic world that Jeffrey Epstein inhabited before dying by suicide in prison in 2019.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has fired two top generals for alleged corruption as part of a dramatic military purge. With the move, Xi appears to have tightened his hold over the military but added significant instability. Adam and Cameron discuss the history and economics of the People's Liberation Army.

Also on the show: Ahead of the Winter Games, Adam and Cameron discuss the economics of Milan.

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a meandering address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week, demanding that Greenland be handed over to the United States and making a series of questionable assertions. Adam was there. On the podcast, he and Cameron discuss the address, the conference, and the crisis over Greenland.

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