Canning Insights

In our latest Canning Conversation, Christopher Garnett discussed cryptocurrencies in Latin America – including their varied uses, levels of regulation and adoption, and concerns over their sustainability – with a group of experts.

On 21 June, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Peru, the Peru Support Group, CAFOD and Canning House presented a briefing on the impact of mining on environmental and human rights in Espinar, Peru, delivered by Esmeralda Larota and Karem Luque, human rights defenders from Espinar itself.

The second round of Colombia’s 2022 general election took place on 19 June. On 21 June, Canning House presented an update in which a panel of experts discussed what the results could mean for the country going forward.

Despite being geographically remote from Latin America, both China and Russia continue to play important roles in the region, in Russia’s case by focusing diplomatic attention on several countries that have difficult relations with the United States, and in China’s case through deep economic engagement.

On 15 June, Canning House, Google and DIT’s Global Entrepreneurs Programme hosted a joint event hearing from Latin American entrepreneurs on their experiences in the UK.

The recent anniversary of the end of the Porfiriato, the 30-year period in which Mexico was ruled by the military dictator Porfirio Díaz, and the beginning of the Mexican Revolution offers us a chance to reflect on how relations have changed between civilian governments and the military in the century since his regime was ended at the hands of Mexican revolutionaries - writes Joe Brandon.