U.S.-Mexico new agenda?

Felipe Calderon made his first trip as president to the U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday, December 20th, saying he will focus on creating jobs to keep Mexicans at home and place less emphasis on a U.S. migration accord to stem illegal immigration.

What should be the new agenda of U.S.-Mexican relations?

Mexico's drug war

Mexican soldiers have captured a suspected drug cartel boss in the most significant arrest since President Felipe Calderon sent thousands of troops to restore order in a western state terrorized by drug gangs. What do you think?

Calderon Cabinet

President Calderon appointed part of his Cabinet. What do you think?

His new labor secretary will be lawyer Javier Lozano.

The treasury secretary will be Agustin Carstens.

Eduardo Sojo will head the Economy Department after running Fox's office of public policy.

Georgina Kessel will be Mexico's first female energy secretary.

Luis Tellez will run the Communications and Transportation Department.

Rodolfo Elizond was reappointed as Secretary of Tourism.

Dr. Jose Angel Cordoba, a federal National Action congressman, as health secretary.

Beatriz Zavala, a federal National Action congresswoman from southeastern Yucatan state, was appointed social development secretary.

Alberto Cardenas, former environment secretary under outgoing President Vicente Fox, will head the Agriculture Department.

Josefina Vazquez, who stepped down as Fox's social development secretary to run Calderon's campaign, will run the country's Education Department.

Juan Rafael Elvira, an assistant prosecutor in the federal Environment Department, as environment secretary.

Oaxaca

Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon views violent disturbances in the tourist city of Oaxaca, where protesters are trying to oust the governor, as the country's biggest challenge. Do you agree?

July 2 Election

Any thoughts on Election Day? How are things going? High turnout? Let us know about your ideas.

The Mexican Election

Is Mexico up for grabs? Does anybody dare to comment on what's a likely scenario for the day after the Presidential elecion?

The Mexican Election - Recent Polls

How reliable are polls today? Is AMLO still the undisputable front-runner for the July 2 presidential election? Is Felipe Calderon close to become the leader in this race? Is Madrazo virtually out of the race? What do you think?

North American Summit in Cancun

U.S. President George W. Bush meets Mexican President Vicente Fox and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Cancun, Mexico this week with doubts hanging over U.S. immigration reforms. They need to lift their flagging reputations and questioned prestige. What's the future of North America?

The Mexican Election

Only 16,000 of 11 million Mexicans living in the United States have registered to vote in what is expected to be a hotly contested presidential election on July 2, in which ballots from outside Mexico will be counted for the first time.

Strategic Management for Public Administration

This is our EGAP course's blog: http://strategicmanagementmexico.blogspot.com

We will post topics to comment and discuss. Let's see how it works. Feel free to add additional issues in such a way we can improve our understanding of Mexican and international politics.

Javier Treviño and Philipp Müller

Mexican rebel leader back? What does AMLO think?

Mexican rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos rode a motorbike out of his jungle hide-out on Sunday to start a nationwide tour that seeks more support for Indians and the poor before July's presidential election.

What do you think? Is this going to strengthen AMLO's position?

Mexican Election

What do you think about the Mexican presidential election?