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Trouble in the Chinese Military
30/01/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
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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Seventy Minutes at Davos
23/01/2026 | 46 mins.
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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Protests in Iran
16/01/2026 | 56 mins.
Adam and Cameron discuss the huge protests across Iran—what is driving them and what they mean for the country's future.

Also on the show: The U.S. Justice Department investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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The Venezuela Conundrum
09/01/2026 | 49 mins.
Why is the United States inserting itself so aggressively into Venezuela’s affairs? Trump says it’s about oil, but that doesn’t quite add up, according to Adam and Cameron.
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Heterodox Economists: Joseph Stalin
02/01/2026 | 56 mins.
In this final installment of our miniseries on Soviet economists and thinkers, Adam and Cameron discuss the ideas of Joseph Stalin.
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About Ones and Tooze

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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