Kelsey D. Atherton

Chief Editor at the Center for International Policy

Kelsey D. Atherton is an Albuquerque-based writer and editor whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, Slate and elsewhere. At CIP, he works to expand the possibility space for progressive foreign policy.


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Kelsey D. Atherton

7mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ system is an expensive way to make America less safe

As past administrations have learned at great cost, intercepting a missile is far harder than launching one.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Why Elon Musk’s antisemitism is a national security risk

Musk’s control over vital national security infrastructure is of more concern than what happens on X.