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Steve Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation, a think tank here, said unlike previous, more narrowly focused ...

Columnist Steve Clemons makes his views known with his article, Stop Hyperventilating: Obama Will Not Choose War with Iran - He writes, "Iran, which clearly ...

Steve Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation, and the man behind the popular political blog "The Washington Note," discusses the latest in Afghanistan policy ...

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Confucius said ‘The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.’  From a Chinese perspective, the same can probably be said about other nations.

When Hillary Clinton was running for the US presidency, she encouraged then President George W. Bush to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics to signal US frustration over China’s treatment of Tibet and lack of cooperation on Sudan.

"What Gibbs was expressing was truthful, but from the political viewpoint (it) was devastating," said political blogger Steve Clemons. "What kind of message ...

"Obama was saying he's now delivered on tough sanctions on Iran, and he's pressing Netanyahu on what he's going to do in return," said Steve Clemons, head of the American Strategy programme at the New America Foundation. "He's is trying to be a calculating deal-maker and push the reset button with Netanyahu. If Netanyahu doesn't respond, things could get much worse." ...

“He’s now a major player,” says Steven Clemons, a foreign policy expert at the nonpartisan New America Foundation. “The proof of his influence is the level of disdain he generated in the McChrystal camp.”

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The Washington Note

If you want to hone your public-policy chops, the Washington Note, a blog by think-tank director Steve Clemons, is a good place to start. The Washington Note focuses on foreign policy with a mix of clips, articles and Clemons' own thoughtful analysis. The blog subscribes to the "less is more" ideal — there isn't a huge volume, and some days have little more than a single post. But what is there, you'll want to read.

"I think the consequences frankly are more positive than negative," said Steve Clemons, the director for the American Strategy Program at the nonpartisan ...

Nor does Steven Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation. Obama's choice of Petraeus, he believes, was a signal that the president "won't give an inch to either side" in the policy debate over how much longer the U.S. military should stay in Afghanistan.

Foreign-policy expert Steve Clemons calls firing the general "an easy choice" for Obama, arguing that "the environment of insubordination and unprofessional ...