{"id":100507,"date":"2026-02-24T10:55:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/?p=100507"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:25:59","slug":"carleton-experts-available-cartel-conflict-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2026\/carleton-experts-available-cartel-conflict-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Experts Available \u2013 Cartel Conflict in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton Experts Available \u2013 Cartel Conflict in Mexico\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of Canadians are currently trapped in Mexico as the conflict between Mexican authorities and cartels continues. Carleton experts are available to comment on related topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"mailto:steven.reid3@carleton.ca\">steven.reid3@carleton.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For other experts, please visit the Carleton Experts Database: <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/\">https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jean Daudelin<\/strong><br>Professor, The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University<br><br><strong>Email<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:jean.daudelin@gmail.com\">jean.daudelin@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daudelin teaches on development and conflict. He is a specialist of Latin America, particularly Brazil and Central America, where he has researched armed insurgencies, religious movements, indigenous politics, land reform, urban violence, economic integration and regional politics. His current research focuses on illegal markets and their governance, on property rights theory, and on crime, policing and violence.<br><br>For more on Daudelin, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/jean-daudelin\">https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/jean-daudelin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Laura Macdonald<\/strong><br>Professor, Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong>:&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:laura.macdonald@carleton.ca\">laura.macdonald@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Macdonald has been researching and writing about Latin America and the global political economy since 1983. She has expertise in the areas of Latin American politics, Mexican politics, North American politics, and Canadian foreign policy as well as democracy and civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has published on issues such as the role of non-governmental organizations in development, global civil society, citizenship struggles in Latin America, Canadian development assistance, and the political impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more on MacDonald, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/laura-macdonald\">https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/laura-macdonald<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><br>Steven Reid (he\/him)<br>Media Relations Officer<br>Carleton University<br>613-265-6613<br><a href=\"mailto:Steven.Reid3@carleton.ca\">Steven.Reid3@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for a Carleton expert?<br>Visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of Canadians are currently trapped in Mexico as the conflict between Mexican authorities and cartels continues. Carleton experts are available to comment on related topics. If you are interested in speaking with the experts below, please feel free to reach out to them directly. 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