Staff Writer, The Atlantic

Nancy
Youssef

National Security · Pentagon and War Correspondent

Award-winning journalist covering the U.S. military and American national security for over two decades — from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to the corridors of the Pentagon.

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Years Reporting
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Countries Reported From
5
Presidential Administrations
Nancy Youssef — Staff Writer, The Atlantic
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Two Decades at the Frontlines of American National Security

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Nancy brings rare firsthand experience and authoritative insight to keynotes, panel discussions, and moderated conversations on national security and American foreign policy.

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