Canning Insights

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.

In recent weeks, the United States government has announced a series of changes to its policies on Cuba, with particular significance for the island's nascent private sector. In Canning House's latest blog, Freddy Nevison-Andrews considers what the new measures could mean for the two countries' relationship.

In Mexico’s largest ever election, more than 33 million people voted for Claudia Sheinbaum to be president. In Canning House's latest blog, Susana Berruecos considers what her victory means for gender equality in Mexico, as well as the election's wider political ripples.