Canning Insights

Bouterse bows out in Suriname as Granger clings on in Guyana

Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson analyses why homicides have fallen so sharply in El Salvador, as President Nayib Bukele claims success for his "mano dura" (hard-line) crack down on the country’s gangs.

Abinader destroys PLD’s Dominican dominance

Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson considers the Mexican government's alleged discrimination again renewable energy, following the controversial suspension of grid connections for several solar and wind energy projects in late June.

Fierce struggle breaks out ahead of Ecuador’s elections

Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson examines the viability of universal basic income schemes in Latin America following the extension to Brazil's emergency payments to workers amidst the Covid-19 crisis.