Canning Insights

Brazil’s Rousseff: running out of power?

Peru’s new prime minister: a red rag to the opposition

Moderate growth, with things to worry about

Much talk about talks in Venezuela but so far nothing concrete

Following last month’s Canning Paper, which described the rivalry and com- parative performance of Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance, this report takes a broader look at the experience of trade blocs in Latin America over the past two decades. It notes that relative to the claims for free trade the results of the process of economic integration have been disappointing, giving rise to intense dispute and rival initiatives.

Unasur arrives in Caracas to the perfect narrative