Neil Shea is a staff writer with National Geographic magazine. His coverage of the Iraq war with photographer Jim Nachtwey appeared in the December 2006 issue of National Geographic. In addition to the war, Neil has reported on global warming in the Arctic, urban poverty in the United States, and other national and international issues. His writing has also appeared in The Providence Journal, Harvard Magazine, and the online journal Inversion Magazine. He has been a guest on C-SPAN, FOX, and various radio outlets.