Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Finding The Money is finally available for free on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3TJ... MMT shows how a country can leverage its monetary sovereignty to pay for large scale public investments in health, education, climate action... without bankrupting itself or causing inflation/hyperinflation. 074 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 10/10/2026400 episodes of my favorite podcast, Macro N Cheese. This is the 19th episode I record with Steven D Grumbine and the Real Progressives team. Take a listen! realprogressives.org/mnc-podcast-... 150 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My latest publication: shorturl.at/3Gnb3 In simple terms, Pan-African unity is the only comprehensive framework for the economics & geopolitics of decolonization & structural transformation, and it's the only pathway for enhancing economic sovereignty for all African countries. Details in the report 041 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubWitness Radio @witnessradio.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Join us tomorrow at 10:00 AM EAT on Eyes on a Just energy transition program on Witness Radio as a Tunisian economist,Fadhel Kaboub challenges African leaders for failing to push for the full decolonisation of their countries but instead pose for photos at international summits. @greenpeace.eu 011 0
Reposted by Fadhel Kaboubjimnickola.bsky.social @jimnickola.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Excellent discussion! open.spotify.com/episode/5VDT...open.spotify.comThe Rise (and Fall) of the US Dollar w/ Fadhel KaboubUpstream · Episode 021 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 02/07/2026A new policy brief by Fadhel Kaboub published by the Global South Policy Hub gsphub.org/publications... @gsphub.bsky.socialgsphub.orgGlobal South Debt Crises Are Driven by Structural Debt TrapsAccording to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments... 052 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 02/07/2026A new policy brief by Fadhel Kaboub published by the Global South Policy Hub gsphub.org/publications... @gsphub.bsky.socialgsphub.orgGlobal South Debt Crises Are Driven by Structural Debt TrapsAccording to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments... 052 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Fadhel Kaboub answers questions about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and Pan-African Economic Development, Structural Transformation, Monetary Sovereignty, Payment Systems, and more. youtu.be/HKZpONNg9Koyoutu.beMMT & Pan-African Economic Development~ Fadhel KaboubYouTube video by Fadhel Kaboub 087 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Fadhel Kaboub answers questions about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and Pan-African Economic Development, Structural Transformation, Monetary Sovereignty, Payment Systems, and more. youtu.be/HKZpONNg9Koyoutu.beMMT & Pan-African Economic Development~ Fadhel KaboubYouTube video by Fadhel Kaboub 087 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 15/07/2026www.worldpoliticsreview.com/france-east-... Fadhel Kaboub: “If the summit in Nairobi is not going to undo those old colonial relations,” he said, “then it’s just greenwashing the same old engagement with the continent.” 031 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 15/07/2026www.worldpoliticsreview.com/france-east-... Fadhel Kaboub: “If the summit in Nairobi is not going to undo those old colonial relations,” he said, “then it’s just greenwashing the same old engagement with the continent.” 031 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubMoney on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The New Postcolonial Economics with Fadhel Kaboubmoneyontheleft.orgThe New Postcolonial Economics with Fadhel Kaboub (New Art & Transcript!)Money on the Left is proud to publish a remastered version of our third episode with Fadhel Kaboub, now with a new transcript and art. Kaboub is associate professor of economics at Denison and Pres… 054 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Here is my take on the SDGs, published by UN-DESA on the SDG Blog. desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voic...desapublications.un.orgThe SDGs need more than financing. They need structural transformation.By Fadhel Kaboub, Associate Professor of Economics, Denison University; President, Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity; Member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affair... 041 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Here is my take on the SDGs, published by UN-DESA on the SDG Blog. desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voic...desapublications.un.orgThe SDGs need more than financing. They need structural transformation.By Fadhel Kaboub, Associate Professor of Economics, Denison University; President, Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity; Member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affair... 041 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubRandeep Ramesh @stillwatersrandeep.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“So, why do we expect the same economic architecture somehow to achieve the SDGs today? They simply cannot, by design, no matter how much cash, transparency, and integrity we pour into the SDG process” desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voic...desapublications.un.orgThe SDGs need more than financing. They need structural transformation.By Fadhel Kaboub, Associate Professor of Economics, Denison University; President, Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity; Member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affair... 041 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubSDGCounting @sdgcounting.bsky.social · 04/09/2026More financing cannot close SDG gaps if the global economy keeps recreating the conditions that produce them. Fadhel Kaboub of Denison University argues that food, energy and manufacturing deficits must be addressed alongside debt and development finance. ow.ly/BF9a50ZJltbow.lyThe SDGs need more than financing. They need structural transformation.By Fadhel Kaboub, Associate Professor of Economics, Denison University; President, Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity; Member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB) 041 0
Reposted by Fadhel Kaboubvinnienoir.bsky.social @vinnienoir.bsky.social · 10/09/2026And, of course, the issues go much much deeper still as indeed do the solutions @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social realprogressives.substack.com/p/you-cant-v...realprogressives.substack.comYou Can't Vote Away ColonialismEconomist Fadhel Kaboub explains why the Global South cannot thrive without first achieving structural economic decolonization – and why MMT is essential, but not sufficient, for the task. 011 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubUnsplintering.bsky.social @unsplintering.bsky.social · 18/09/2026On Planet Critical podcast, Prof. Fadhel Kaboub explains traps of inflation, debt, globalisation, & financial & agricultural policies weaponised by global north to exploit global south... 3 structural traps of modern colonialism. Just Transition is possible www.planetcritical.com/p-c-archives...planetcritical.comFadhel Kaboub on Decolonise To DecarboniseFrom the archives: The Economics of Modern Colonialism 011 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fadhel Kaboub reacts to the UN Secretary General's comments on the half a trillion dollar profits extracted from Africa by Fossil Fuel companies in the last few years. RT Interview: youtu.be/zn4orxp4LQo He briefly highlights an alternative vision based on his recent publication shorturl.at/3Gnb3 132 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fadhel Kaboub reacts to the UN Secretary General's comments on the half a trillion dollar profits extracted from Africa by Fossil Fuel companies in the last few years. RT Interview: youtu.be/zn4orxp4LQo He briefly highlights an alternative vision based on his recent publication shorturl.at/3Gnb3 132 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My latest interview with the Associated Press: apnews.com/article/rene... “If we form a negotiating bloc with a joint industrial policy, we can probably get better terms for technology transfer and joint ventures that could transform the continent at scale,” Kaboub said. 061 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 05/09/2026My latest blog, a new report “One Voice. One Strategy” (with livestream link to watch the launch in Pretoria on Sept. 9), and a few new pieces you may have missed: globalsouthperspectives.substack.com/p/one-voice-... 141 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Join us on Sunday September 6 at noon EDT for a panel titled “Permanent Crisis/Permanent War? Who wants it? Who benefits? Who cares?” RSVP here: shorturl.at/OS1l0 132 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Join us on Sunday September 6 at noon EDT for a panel titled “Permanent Crisis/Permanent War? Who wants it? Who benefits? Who cares?” RSVP here: shorturl.at/OS1l0 132 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubGlobal South Policy Hub @gsphub.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Austerity measures work on paper. They fail in practice. The reality: short-term gains with long-term setbacks. New policy brief by guest expert @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social explains why short-term fixes to #GlobalSouth debt crises keep producing new ones: gsphub.org/publications... #DebtReform 011 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubGlobal South Policy Hub @gsphub.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Debt crises in the #GlobalSouth aren't isolated incidents — they're the predictable outcome of an architecture that manages symptoms rather than fixing root causes. Read more insights from our new policy brief by guest expert @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social: gsphub.org/publications... 021 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 15/07/2026“A world less dependent on oil would be less vulnerable to the weaponization of tanker routes, refinery disruptions, and sudden fuel-price shocks,” adding that “a renewables-based system does not make peace automatic, but it does make energy blackmail much harder.” fpif.org/a-fossil-fue... 130 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubGlobal South Policy Hub @gsphub.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The world needs $2.4 trillion a year to address the climate crisis. It's getting $136.7 billion — mostly in loans. The countries least responsible for climate change are being asked to borrow their way out of it, sinking deeper into debt in the process. Learn more: gsphub.org/publications... 011 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Check out the latest episode of the Upstream podcast on The Rise (and Fall) of the US Dollar: www.upstreampodcast.org/conversations @upstreampodcast.bsky.social 062 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Check out the latest episode of the Upstream podcast on The Rise (and Fall) of the US Dollar: www.upstreampodcast.org/conversations @upstreampodcast.bsky.social 062 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 14/06/2026My interview last month with Juan Diego Murcia Gómez, editor of Diario La República at the Economía Para La Vida summit in Bogotá. We Discussed geopolitics, economic transformation, and South-South cooperation for a New International Economic Order: lnkd.in/dGYR4UYT 032 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 14/06/2026My interview last month with Juan Diego Murcia Gómez, editor of Diario La República at the Economía Para La Vida summit in Bogotá. We Discussed geopolitics, economic transformation, and South-South cooperation for a New International Economic Order: lnkd.in/dGYR4UYT 032 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Here is the recording of our "Beyond Extraction: Strategic Partnerships for Secure and Sustainable Supply Chains for the Energy Transition" session co-hosted by IRENA & the European Commission Joint Research Center at the 20th #EUSEW2026 in Brussels (June 9-11) www.youtube.com/live/9BWUvyj... 033 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Here is the recording of our "Beyond Extraction: Strategic Partnerships for Secure and Sustainable Supply Chains for the Energy Transition" session co-hosted by IRENA & the European Commission Joint Research Center at the 20th #EUSEW2026 in Brussels (June 9-11) www.youtube.com/live/9BWUvyj... 033 0
Reposted by Fadhel Kaboubupstream @upstreampodcast.bsky.social · 02/06/2026NEW EP we're joined by @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social for a conversation about US dollar hegemony, the path that brought us here, the path that could lead us out, BRICS, china, iran, and much more 043 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 26/05/2026"Africa does not need to become a replica of the West. Africa has the opportunity, and perhaps the responsibility, to help design a different civilizational model altogether; one rooted in solidarity rather than extraction...." globalsouthperspectives.substack.com/p/africa-day... 0116 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 26/05/2026"Africa does not need to become a replica of the West. Africa has the opportunity, and perhaps the responsibility, to help design a different civilizational model altogether; one rooted in solidarity rather than extraction...." globalsouthperspectives.substack.com/p/africa-day... 0116 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 29/05/2026witnessradio.org/experts-warn... In an interview with Witness Radio, Tunisian economist and President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, Fadhel Kaboub, said Africa’s role in the global transition should go beyond merely supplying raw materials to industrialized countries. 041 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 29/05/2026witnessradio.org/experts-warn... In an interview with Witness Radio, Tunisian economist and President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, Fadhel Kaboub, said Africa’s role in the global transition should go beyond merely supplying raw materials to industrialized countries. 041 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Check out this interview I recorded with Vianney Sydney Kizito at Witness Radio of Uganda about Africa's Just Energy Transition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO0F... 021 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Check out this interview I recorded with Vianney Sydney Kizito at Witness Radio of Uganda about Africa's Just Energy Transition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO0F... 021 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 31/05/2026sundayindependent.co.za/dispatch/202... PROFESSOR Fadhel Kaboub, renowned Tunisian-American political economist, recently gave a blunt appraisal of the stranglehold that the lingering traits of neo-colonialism continue to hold on the African continent. 041 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 31/05/2026sundayindependent.co.za/dispatch/202... PROFESSOR Fadhel Kaboub, renowned Tunisian-American political economist, recently gave a blunt appraisal of the stranglehold that the lingering traits of neo-colonialism continue to hold on the African continent. 041 0
Reposted by Fadhel Kaboubupstream @upstreampodcast.bsky.social · 28/05/2026NEXT WEEK: the rise (and fall) of the US dollar w/ @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social 173 0
Fadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 28/05/2026It was a pleasure speaking with Arafet Ben Marzou on Ecologia podcast. We discussed the unfinished business of structural economic decolonization, Pan Africanism, Global South joint industrial strategies, and what I call the Geopolitical Bargain of the Century. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBjE... 000 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 02/05/2026The recording is available here youtu.be/WmS1PCHNl_M?...youtu.beForestalling Dystopia: Stratagems for ChangeYouTube video by Global Political Economy 023 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Here is a second Financial Times letter from one of my Monetary Theory students at Denison University, Abzal Iskakov (class of 2026): www.ft.com/content/ac4a... Letter: ECB’s stance on price stability requires action on rates now From Abzal Iskakov, Astana, Kazakhstan 242 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 07/05/2026www.larepublica.co/economia/eco... Finalmente, el economista tunecino-estadounidense Fadhel Kaboub, profesor asociado de Economía en Denison, ofreció una crítica frontal a la arquitectura económica global, que, según afirmóm sigue operando bajo principios coloniales. 043 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 09/05/2026www.environewsnigeria.com/energy-trans... Kaboub described nuclear energy as a costly and dangerous “false solution” designed to reinforce global economic dependency. “The debate around nuclear energy in Africa is not fundamentally about solving Africa’s energy crisis. 042 0
Reposted by Fadhel KaboubFadhel Kaboub @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social · 11/05/2026www.commondreams.org/opinion/new-... Sharing this op-ed I co-authored with Joab Okanda. Item number seven is serious but a bit humorous too. I promise I am not in Paris today to identify strategic locations for African military basis... or am I? 😀 043 0