Seminar
Latin American Trade in the Age of Climate Change
- Room 2.04, The Marshall Building, LSE, London WC2A 2ES, and Online
- 17:00-19:00 BST
The impact of climate change will be more devastating in Latin America than in most parts of the world, also influencing the region’s ability to trade and its long-term export prospects. At this event, Dr Amir Lebdioui, Canning House Research Forum Fellow, discusses the findings of his new report.
Lecture
Canning Lecture with H.E. Luis Lacalle Pou, President of Uruguay
- Online
- From 19:30 BST
H.E. Luis Lacalle Pou, President of Uruguay, will deliver a Canning Lecture, entitled ‘Uruguay, a Reliable Gateway to South America - Opportunities in Green Finance,' online on 23 May.
Seminar
Forgotten Histories: Latin America - the last frontier of British slaveholding
- 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN and online
- 17:30-19:30 BST
Though slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1833, in other parts of the world - including in Cuba and Brazil - it remained legal. British slaveholding, and the businesses profiting from it, was able to continue in these areas. Canning House welcomes a panel of leading academics whose work has focused on this lesser-known history.
Seminar
Russia and Latin America
- Online
- 14:00-15:30 BST
In our next Canning Conversation, Michael Stott and a group of experts provide an overview of Russian interests and activity in Latin America, and assess the motives behind Russia’s engagement in the region.