Canning Insights

Following Venezuela's disputed 2024 election, Luis Losada from Aperio Intelligence considers the role of Latin American diplomacy in the resolution of the country's political conflict, and what comes next for Chavismo, in Canning House's latest blog.

On 28 July, polls open for Venezuela's 2024 presidential election. In a single round of voting, the country will elect its next president and vice-president. In this webinar, Canning House discussed key dynamics ahead of the vote, and what its results could mean for Venezuela.

The election of a new Labour Party government in July 2024 opens up possibilities for reviewing and refreshing diplomatic and trade relations between the UK and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. In our latest Canning Paper, Canning House sets out what some of those opportunities may be.

In her new report, 'Adding value to coffee and cacao in Latin America,' Canning House Research Fellow Layla Zaglul Ruiz discusses coffee and fine chocolate's place amongst high-end food movements, similar to craft beer and specialty cheese.

Javier Milei has passed his first piece of legislation. In Canning House's latest blog, Freddy Nevison-Andrews and Clorrie Yeomans consider whether Milei's enthusiasm for big tech will help to deliver his big-picture vision for Argentina.

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's president-elect, has confirmed that her government will press ahead with a series of constitutional reforms, including a controversial bill that would see judges elected by popular vote. In Canning House's latest blog, Susana Berruecos considers what this might mean for Mexico's judicial system.