Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The energy crisis generated by the war in Iran has some historical parallels, including the Suez crisis of 1956 and the Middle East war in 1973. Adam and Cameron discuss the similarities and differences.
Also on the show: Viktor Orban is once again up for re-election in Hungary, but this time he's fighting an uphill battle.
0:00 The Energy Crisis
28:02 Viktor Orban's Economic Legacy
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 FP’s hit podcast, Tooze and FP deputy editor Cameron Abadi 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.
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The energy crisis generated by the war in Iran has some historical parallels, including the Suez crisis of 1956 and the Middle East war in 1973. Adam and Cameron discuss the similarities and differences.
Also on the show: Viktor Orban is once again up for re-election in Hungary, but this time he's fighting an uphill battle.
0:00 The Energy Crisis
28:02 Viktor Orban's Economic Legacy
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 FP’s hit podcast, Tooze and FP deputy editor Cameron Abadi 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.
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Listen to more episodes of Ones and Tooze:
foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/ones-and-tooze podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ones-and-tooze/id1584397047 open.spotify.com/show/44pekawcpIJ7KgwcFIgZDr
Follow Ones and Tooze:
X - https://x.com/OnesandToozePod
Follow Adam - https://x.com/adam_tooze
Follow Cam - https://x.com/CameronAbadi
Subscribe to all of Foreign Policy’s podcasts at foreignpolicy.com/podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts
Visit foreignpolicy.com to read the latest global news and analysis from FP.
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