James Traub

James Traub is a columnist at Foreign Policy, nonresident fellow at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation, and author of the book What Was Liberalism? The Past, Present and Promise of A Noble Idea.

Articles by James Traub
The full moon rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on May 18, 2019.
The full moon rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on May 18, 2019.

Liberalism Isn’t Dead—but It’s Very Sick
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James Traub
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he visits Chanel's Metiers d'Art workshops at le 19M, the building which houses around 600 artisans, in Paris, on January 20, 2022.
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he visits Chanel's Metiers d'Art workshops at le 19M, the building which houses around 600 artisans, in Paris, on January 20, 2022.

Après Macron, Le Déluge
Argument |
James Traub
Ukrainian refugees walk a bridge at the buffer zone with the border with Poland in the border crossing of Zosin-Ustyluh, western Ukraine on March 6, 2022.
Ukrainian refugees walk a bridge at the buffer zone with the border with Poland in the border crossing of Zosin-Ustyluh, western Ukraine on March 6, 2022.

The Moral Realism of Europe’s Refugee Hypocrisy
Argument |
James Traub
More than 100,000 protesters crowd around the victory column near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to demonstrate for peace in Ukraine on Feb. 27.
More than 100,000 protesters crowd around the victory column near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to demonstrate for peace in Ukraine on Feb. 27.

There Is a West
Argument |
James Traub
A military instructor teaches civilians holding wooden replicas of Kalashnikov rifles, as they take part in a training session at an abandoned factory in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on February 6, 2022.
A military instructor teaches civilians holding wooden replicas of Kalashnikov rifles, as they take part in a training session at an abandoned factory in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on February 6, 2022.

Winning in Ukraine Will Require Paying the Cost
Analysis |
James Traub
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