The St Andrews Economist

The Americas

December 6, 2025

Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: A Moment of Puerto Rican Pride or Provocation?

By Lizzi Williamson
December 6, 2025

Government Inaction, Organised Crime and Illegal Mining: The Slow Degradation of Colombia’s Social and Ecological Fabric

By Carmen Segovia Fernandez
December 6, 2025

How Colombia’s Cultural Renaissance is Re-writing its Economic Future

By Geovanny Cabezas Rodriguez
September 22, 2025

Brazil’s Climate Paradox Amid COP 30: Choosing Between Prosperity and Sustainability

By Aleyna Taber
April 29, 2025

Bad Bunny, Puerto Rico and Heartbreak: the politics behind reggaeton

By: Aleyna Taber Reggaeton – a Latin American music style – has increased in popularity over the past decade, becoming one of the most listened to music genres worldwide. A major artist who pushed reggaeton into the mainstream is Bad Bunny, who today is the third-most streamed artist on Spotify globally, with over 84 million…
February 24, 2025

Marco Rubio’s Diplomatic Visits to the South: Observing the Rising Chinese Influence in Latin America

By Rowland Legg
January 22, 2025

Femicides in Ciudad Juárez: machismo culture in an industrialized world

By Aleyna Taber
December 21, 2024

Behind the Broken Border: How immigration enables the United States’ prosperity, and what a second Trump presidency entails for the economy

By Aleyna Taber
November 22, 2024

Tariffs! Tariffs! Tariffs!

By Jack Bruns
November 8, 2024

‘Golpe de Estado,’ or Protection of Democracy?

By Geovanny Rodriguez