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Carleton Experts Available – United States Pressuring NATO to Act in Strait of Hormuz

March 16, 2026

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As the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz continues, Trump is pressuring NATO to help open the strait for oil transport. Carleton experts are available to comment on the conflict and related topics.

If you are interested in speaking with the experts below, please feel free to reach out to them directly. If you require other assistance, please email Steven Reid, Media Relations Officer, at steven.reid3@carleton.ca.

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David Carment

Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University

Email: David.Carment@carleton.ca

Carment is a series editor for Palgrave’s Canada and International Affairs, editor of Canadian Foreign Policy Journal and fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. His research focuses on Canadian foreign policy, mediation and negotiation, fragile states and diaspora politics.

He is the author, editor or co-editor of 21 books and has authored or co-authored over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. His most recent books focus on diaspora cooperation, corruption in Canada, branding Canadian foreign policy and state fragility.

For more on Carment, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/david-carment

Aaron Ettinger

Professor, Department of Political Science at Carleton University

Email: Aaron.Ettinger@carleton.ca

Ettinger specializes in international relations and United States foreign policy. His current research focuses on continuity and change in U.S. foreign policy since 2001 and its implications for world order. His recently published work covers a range of issues including U.S. and Canadian foreign policy, the private military industry and international relations.

For more on Ettinger, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/aaron-ettinger-1

Fen Hampson

Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University

Email: FenHampson@cunet.carleton.ca

Hampson is co-chair of the Expert Group on Canada-US relations.  His research interests include Canadian foreign policy, internet governance, international organization, international negotiation, conflict resolution and analysis. He is a frequent commentator and contributor in the national and international media.

For more on Hampson, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/fen-hampson

Stephen Saideman

Paterson Chair in International Affairs, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University

Email: stephen.saideman@carleton.ca

Saideman’s research interests focus on the causes and consequences of intervention in intra-state conflicts. His current research deals with the role of legislatures in democratic civil-military relations. He teaches courses on contemporary international security, civil-military relations, and United States foreign and defence policy.

For more on Saideman, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/stephen-saideman

Brian Schmidt

Professor, Department of Political Science at Carleton University

Email: brianschmidt@cunet.carleton.ca

Schmidt is an American citizen whose research interests are international relations theory, American foreign policy, American domestic politics, U.S.-Canada relations and disciplinary history. His book The Political Discourse of Anarchy, examines the history of International Relations from the mid-1800s to the outbreak of World War Two. He continues to pursue research on the history of the field and has published numerous articles on the historiography of International Relations. At Carleton, Schmidt teaches courses on international relations theory, the causes of war, the United Nations and American foreign policy.

For more on Schmidt, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/brian-schmidt-1

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