Obama Goes to Washington

Spring 2009
Obama Goes to Washington: The Impossible North American Agenda
Co-edited by Daniel Drache and José Luis Valdés-Ugalde

This issue is a joint project of The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University, and The Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte at UNAM .

Table of Contents:

Editorial
Daniel Drache and José Luis Valdés-Ugalde	Mr O. goes to Washington: The bigger-than-big agenda
Security and Immigration Post Bush
Edward Alden Dirk Hoerder Ariadna Estévez	The quest for the perfectly secure border The dirty war on the immigrant: History's lessons past and present The latino strategic vote in the Obama era: Tough Choices ahead
Out of Sync Neighbours
Michael Adams Daniel Drache Mike McCracken	Split decision: Harper's failed bid for a majority government in the 2008 election When 200 million tavelers find themselves beltless and shoeless: Thinking thick borders Budget ideas for a better Canada
Sky High Hopes and Obamamania
Seth Feldman Robert Latham Nattie Golubov	Lincoln's reincarnation A tale of two Obamas The end of the culture wars and Obama presidency
The Fully Engaged Citizen and the US Presdential Election
Marilyn Lashley Ronald J. Deibert	Race and Joe Six-Pack in the US presidential Election Obama's web 2.0 presidency
Human Rights Violations and the Bush War on Terrorism
Eric Tardif Paul Copeland	Fighting for human rights: Obama's big agenda How Canada's highest court has given security certificates a red flag
Jobs, Immigration and the Maquiladores
Elaine Levine Victor López Villafañe Luin Goldring, Jenna Hennebry, and Kerry Preibisch	Repairing the broken U.S. immigration system The troubled future of the auto industry in North America Temporary worker programs: North America's second class citizens
The Troubled Bush Legacy
Wendy Dobson Stephen Newman Roger Keil and David Wilson	Canadian advice for President Obama on US-China relations Bush's imperial presidency is Obama's toughest challenge Mr. O: The first urban American president?
North American Security Doctrine
Leonardo Curzio David Mutimer	Overhauling homeland security Inside the security perimiter after 9/11
Power Dynamics of Centrist Politics: The Real Deal
José Luis Valdés-Ugalde Richard Nimijean Arturo Borja Tamayo	Mexico, Security and the Towering Task Before the Mexican State The resurgence of Can-Am liberalism: A study in ambiguity Partners in higher education: People driven integration
Tough Decisions for Mexico
Olga Pellicer Jorge A. Schiavon Rosío Vargas	Mexico in Latin America: The elusive relations with Cuba, Brazil and Venezuela When North American integration is reduced to a snail’s pace: Three strategic areas for future cooperation U.S. energy strategy and the Obama presidency: not quite the expected u-turn
An Anxious Continent: Asking Fundamental Questions
Janine Brodie Luis Astorga Stephen Clarkson	The highly uncertain future of North American governance Mexico: Its Democratic Transition and Narco-terrorism Obama's impossible North American agenda
Next Steps in Uncertain Times
Michael Hawes José Antonio Crespo	Canada, the United States, and the change we can believe in The future of North American democracy
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