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Steve Clemons

Washington Editor-at-Large

The Atlantic

Steve Clemons is Washington Editor-at-Large of The Atlantic and Editor-in-Chief of AtlanticLIVE. He also founded and serves as Senior Fellow of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation, a centrist policy think tank in Washington, DC. In addition, he regularly contributes to MSNBC and other outlets on foreign policy and politics. Previously, Clemons served as Executive Vice President of the Economic Strategy Institute, was Senior Economic & International Affairs Advisor to Senator Jeff Bingaman, and was the founding Executive Director of the Nixon Center, now re-named the Center for National Interest. He also serves on the International Advisory Board of GLOBSEC, a global think tank for security issues. Clemons writes and speaks frequently about national security, politics, and economic policy.

Baidoa, Somalia

Makeshift, temporary shelter made of plastic and clothing at a refugee center in Baidoa, Somalia.