Aileen Teague

Dr. Aileen Teague is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs at Texas A&M University. She holds fellowships at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy. Her research focuses on U.S.-Mexico relations, drug policy, and transnational political history. She earned a Ph.D. in History from Vanderbilt University (2018), following service in the U.S. Marine Corps (2006–2014) and global upbringing in military families.

• Education: Ph.D. in History, Vanderbilt University (2018)

Her research investigates the origins of the U.S.-Mexico drug war, emphasizing transnational archival analysis. Key works include her forthcoming Oxford University Press book Policing on Drugs, examining bilateral drug enforcement’s impact on Mexican politics and U.S. domestic policy. She teaches U.S. history and Latin American relations, coordinating a speaker series on Latin American issues.

Her articles analyze drug policy’s sociopolitical consequences, highlighting mutual securitization between nations and the militarization of drug enforcement. Recent work addresses demilitarizing U.S.-Mexico security relations.

• Awards: Fulbright García Robles Fellowship, American Historical Association Fellowship

Teague coordinates the Latin America concentration program and advises research initiatives supported by grants from organizations like the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. She contributes to public discourse via op-eds in Time and The Washington Post.

Her research lab focuses on decolonizing drug policy narratives through transnational archival work, collaborating with institutions in Mexico and the U.S.