Global Economics Correspondent for the New York Times and based in London. https://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3ml66zq5cvk2eIt's like the movie: "Don't Look Up" -- White House Insists Iran War Is Over, Even While Missiles Fly https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/politics/trump-iran-war-political-crisis-rhetoric.html?smid=bs-share06 May 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml66zq5cvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3ml23i6ah5k23What I did last weekend: Attend security training in Poland.......Europeans Prepare for a More Dangerous World in a Time of Economic Upheaval https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/business/poland-civil-defense-training.html?smid=bs-share04 May 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml23i6ah5k23https://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3mkryt2jzr22cis it profiteering when oil companies make blockbuster profits from the war? should they be taxed on the windfall?https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/economy/iran-war-oil-profits-tax.html?smid=bs-share01 May 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkryt2jzr22chttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3mkhuakfxts27My latest with @bencasselman.bsky.social The U.S. Started the War. The Rest of the World Is Feeling the Effects. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/business/economy/iran-war-global-growth.html?smid=bs-share27 Apr 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhuakfxts27https://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3mjov4i3k4c2xThis is what corporate responsibility is: prosecution for paying Syrian terrorists to keep a plant going, money that finances attacks on civilians. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/opinion/lafarge-corporate-terrorism-syria-france.html?smid=bs-share17 Apr 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjov4i3k4c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3mjm7nuibwk2lMy latest: What the U.S. Blockade Means for Iran’s Economy. Iran will definitely be poorer, but not necessarily less dangerous. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/business/economy/iran-oil-blockade.html?smid=bs-share16 Apr 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm7nuibwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3mjenih3gu22pFor nearly 50 years, Iran has been treated as an outlaw, earning a spot as one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world. Still, we found that the country had managed to keep doing business with much of the world. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/business/economy/iran-imports-exports-china.html?smid=bs-share13 Apr 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjenih3gu22phttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3mja7t6k7ws2mFallout from the war is piling on the pain, and giving Europe a "Mean Girls" moment. The United States, its closest BFF, is repeatedly threatening to break up. Trump stepped up the name calling. In Mean Girls-speak, it’s like calling Europe fat." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/business/europe-economy-trump-trade-iran.html?smid=bs-share11 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja7t6k7ws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3milrephz7s2wVery insightful piece on what today's leaders don't understand now that they've started a war. We are in a culture that "has increasingly ceded authority to systems that mistake information for understanding and speed for judgment." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/opinion/israel-us-war-iran-literature.html?smid=bs-share03 Apr 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3milrephz7s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3miegpaqdec2xMy latest -- For the Global Economy, ‘All Roads Lead to Higher Prices and Slower Growth’ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/middleeast/oil-energy-inflation-global-economy.html?smid=bs-share31 Mar 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3miegpaqdec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3mie6rn4cxs2xPretty shocking even for this administration: Hegseth's broker looking to buy defense stocks before Iran attacks. https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/c6905850-620c-4977-a2c3-36758796329e31 Mar 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie6rn4cxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3mhv6x5jzlk2nOn the Daily, I expain why higher energy prices might be here for longer than you think. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/podcasts/the-daily/iran-war-energy-prices.html?smid=bs-share25 Mar 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv6x5jzlk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/patcohen.bsky.social/post/3mhqijr3qok2fMy latest -- The attacks this past week shows how a relatively weak Iran can still exert enormous leverage over the global economy. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/business/economy/iran-war-oil-gas-global-economy.html?smid=bs-share23 Mar 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:ntllbqxpvkqlnehnafnv2ref/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqijr3qok2f