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Harold James
Harold James is Professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University. A specialist on German economic history and on globalization, he is a co-author of The Euro and The Battle of Ideas, and the author of The Creation and Destruction of Value: The Globalization Cycle, Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm, Making the European Monetary Union, The War of Words, and, most recently, Seven Crashes: The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalization (Yale University Press, 2023).
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Who Will Create a New European Culture of Debate?
Who Will Create a New European Culture of Debate?
Aug 27, 2024 Harold James thinks the Franco-German twosome, historically Europe’s engine of integration, has become a spent force.
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Is the Polycrisis So Bad?
Is the Polycrisis So Bad?
Jul 31, 2024 Harold James suggests that the current moment is neither as unprecedented nor as bleak as many assume.
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The Trussing Hour
The Trussing Hour
Jul 2, 2024 Harold James worries that major elections this year could bring more fiscal irresponsibility and financial instability.
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Is Biden Self-Destructing?
Is Biden Self-Destructing?
Jun 6, 2024 Harold James sees the latest round of US tariffs against China as a panic-driven act of electoral folly.
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What’s Driving the Global Gold Rush?
What’s Driving the Global Gold Rush?
May 1, 2024 Harold James considers the political factors pushing the price of the “barbarous relic” to all-time highs.