Is It a Crisis of Capitalism?

‘Polycrisis’, a relatively new term, was in the air at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in January, where people were discussing the intertwined global issues of war, economic uncertainty, inflation, recession and the climate crisis, among others. But does that word really tell us anything new about the world we live in and the challenges we face? Historian Adam Tooze tells us about the origins of the term and of the polycrisis itself.   is Professor of History at the University of Columbia in New York. He is also host of Foreign Policy’s weekly economics podcast , and the author of books including and, most recently, .   Links: Episode page:   Related podcast episodes:       Subscribe: Subscribe on any platform: Join the