The St Andrews Economist

Burkina Faso’s Political Instability: The Past, Present, and Future

By Matthew Candau

A Chip on Their Shoulder: The Technological and Geostrategic Race for Microchips

By Finn Watson

6 Months in the Making: Elon Musk Buys Twitter

By Giorgio Corrias

The Abraham Accords – An Unsung Miracle

By Patricio Ramos Cervero

A Fork in the Road for the Crypto Crackdown

By Annie Cerria Since its inception, cryptocurrency has been famously volatile, with Investopedia putting it bluntly: “If you’re looking to use [crypto] to preserve capital or grow your assets, its price is highly volatile—there is no guarantee that you will see any returns; you’re just as likely to lose everything you invest as you are…

COVID-19 in Taiwan and Human Trafficking

by Jeff Cheung

Taking a gamble on playing it safe: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

By Mark Connolly With all the grace of a bus crashing through a wall, the United Kingdom has been thrust into yet another political era – the third one this year, no less. Now-former Prime Minister Liz Truss wasn’t exactly forced out, or at least not in the same manner as Boris Johnson’s unedifying defenestration…

Downing Street v. Bank of England

By Isabella Green

Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup – How Controversy Shapes Economic Fundamentals

By Ashwaty Nambiar

If the Shoe Fits: Chile’s Leftist Experiment

By Lily Bolash

Amidst Threats of Global Recession, Overseas Aid Acquires a New Direction

By Rosie Miller The dreaded triptych of Brexit, COVID-19 and the Ukraine crisis has darkened the global economic landscape. Perhaps most significantly, it has provided a stark reminder of the transnational, interconnected nature of financial pressures within a globalised economy.[1] Worryingly, humanitarian crises remain as pervasive as they are catastrophic: Afghanistan, South Sudan, Yemen, Pakistan,…

Just Stop Oil: The Fresh Face of Climate Activism

By Annabelle Bower It goes without saying that this week has rapidly spiralled into one of the most chaotic in UK political history. Following the resignation of Britain’s shortest-serving Prime Minister Liz Truss, her 45 days of power and the economic turmoil that persists has thrown the Conservative party into a state of utter disarray,…

Decision 2022: Europe Edition

By John Lavelle To say 2022 was a monumental year for Europe would be an understatement. The war in Ukraine is still raging on, inflation and fuel prices are rapidly rising, the Euro fell below $1 for the first time in twenty years, and the United Kingdom has had three Prime Ministers. Even while all…

An Economic View of Putin’s War

By Alexander Wylie

Bustling Bonds: Stimulated by Rising Rates

By Finn Anderson

Power Among the Walls: The Salience of Street Art in Latin America

By Olivia Bastin

Egypt: A new leader of Climate Finance activism?

By Hana El Hilaly

From Hero to Zero(-Covid)

by Aikana Williams

The Downfall of the Botswana Democratic Party

By Matthew Candau

The Dawn of a Kurdish State?

By Husain Makda

A shackled continent: France’s ongoing economic imperialism in Africa

By Thomas Fort

Price volatility in the energy market: The transition to green energy

By Gemma Osborne

The Iran Nuclear Deal – At Death’s Door?

By Patricio Ramos Cervero

Racial Bias within Medical Devices

By Nadia O’Hara

Giorgia on My Mind: The Italian Election and the Rise of Effective Populism.

By William Finlator

Italian Debt: The Beginning of a New Crisis?

By Finn Watson

From Empire to Nation: The Death of the Queen and the Road Ahead

By Mark Connolly

Stuck Between Two Worlds: The Issue of Transnistria

By Pearce Hopkins

The Middle East’s ‘energy transition’ is a long way off – here’s why.

By Molly Pimm

The Hypocrisy of Enduring European Support of Hungary

By Brynna Boyer

A leader in no shape to lead: Johnson’s confidence vote

By Mark Connolly

Firing on all Cylinders

By Jack Horrigan

Russia-Ukraine War: India’s Neutrality ‘Fueled’ By Economic Opportunism

by Satyajit Mohanan

Patents and Profits: The Pharmaceutical Industry Gone Rogue?

By Nadia O’Hara

A Step in the Right Direction?

By Annie Cerria

Financing our Future: Climate Finance

By Hayden Siratt

The World This Week

Our editors give us a breakdown of this week’s current affairs

Corporate Environmentalism: The Case of Oaxaca, Mexico

By Ava Rawson

The World This Week

Our editors give us a breakdown of this week’s current affairs

Consequences of Covid and Climate Change: Elections of Asia

By Isabella Green When attempting to foretell what lies ahead in the new year, we must consider the leaders guiding the path forward for their countries. Changes in leadership mark changes in the goals of not just politicians but also the people they serve. Many elections took place across Asia in 2021, and the effects…