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

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Marco Rubio Is No Jack Kennedy – and We Don’t Need One, Either

Voice

May 15, 2015, 10:43 AM

HBO Documentary Screening Of "Bobby Fischer Against The World"

The Problem With Kissinger’s World Order

Voice

May 5, 2015, 9:30 AM

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America Has Abdicated Its Guiding Role in the Middle East to a Sectarian Arab Military Force

Voice

April 10, 2015, 7:04 PM

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Washington’s Headbanging Diplomatic Duo

Voice

April 3, 2015, 1:30 PM

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When Did Obama Give Up? Reading Between the Lines, an FP Special Feature

Feature

February 26, 2015, 4:08 PM

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The World War Inside Islam

Voice

February 9, 2015, 2:35 PM

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The Lighthouse Dims

Feature

December 23, 2014, 8:00 AM

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Bashar al-Assad and the Devil’s Bargain

COLUMN

November 14, 2014, 9:54 PM

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Double or Nothing on the Islamic State

COLUMN

November 8, 2014, 12:06 AM

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The Arab War on Terror

Argument

September 22, 2014, 4:29 PM

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Would American Money Have Saved James Foley?

COLUMN

August 20, 2014, 9:21 PM

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Going to Ground

COLUMN

July 23, 2014, 7:27 PM

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Take One for Tehran

COLUMN

July 11, 2014, 8:01 PM

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Doing Nothing Is Now out of the Question

COLUMN

July 3, 2014, 9:52 PM

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A Democracy Made of Straw

Argument

June 20, 2014, 5:37 PM

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