James Traub is a journalist, author, and scholar specializing in international affairs. He is the former host of Carnegie Council's Ethics Matter interview series, a contributing editor at Foreign Policy, and a fellow at the Center on International Cooperation.
Traub has worked as a staff writer for The New Yorker and a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, reporting widely from Africa and the Middle East.
Featured Work
JUN 8, 2017 • Podcast
James Traub on Immigrants and Refugees
What happens when Sweden, one of the most welcoming countries on Earth for migrants, simply runs out of beds? What are the unpleasant (and politically ...
APR 29, 2015 • Podcast
Defending our Borders vs. Defending our Liberties: ACLU's Anthony D. Romero
From the NSA and the kill list, to the failure to close Guantanamo and prosecute those who committed torture, Obama's national security policies are not ...
FEB 9, 2015 • Podcast
A Conversation with Leon Botstein, President of Bard College and Champion of Liberal Arts Education
In this wide-ranging and entertaining conversation, Leon Botstein discusses Bard's innovative programs to serve the underserved, which include Bard high schools, prison education programs, and ...
DEC 22, 2014 • Podcast
Money and American Politics: A Conversation with Lawrence Lessig
On a crusade against the corrupting influence of money in politics, Lawrence Lessig founded a "super PAC" which raised $10 million to support candidates committed to ...
NOV 11, 2014 • Podcast
A Conversation with Will Kymlicka on the Challenges of Multiculturalism
From Canada to Europe, how do different societies deal with immigrant groups? How have their policies evolved and where are they headed? What rights should ...
OCT 2, 2014 • Podcast
A Conversation with Lieutenant-General Roméo A. Dallaire
In this inspiring conversation, Dallaire talks about his faith in the principle of R2P--"one of the great innovations of our time"--and how ...
JUN 12, 2014 • Podcast
A Conversation with Law Professor and Columnist Rosa Brooks on Obama's Foreign Policy
With an insider's perspective, Rosa Brooks candidly discusses U.S. foreign policy, from Kosovo to Afghanistan, Syria, and Ukraine, along with her views on Barack ...
MAY 30, 2014 • Podcast
A Conversation with Ezekiel Emanuel on Health Care Reform
A doctor, a former advisor to the Obama administration, and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Emanuel has spent a generation advocating on health ...
APR 30, 2014 • Podcast
A Conversation with Douglas Rushkoff, Digital Media Expert, Graphic Novelist and Documentarian
With the advent of new means of interaction from the TV remote to Twitter, the media became a two-way conversation, says Douglas Rushkoff. But who ...
APR 7, 2014 • Podcast
Conviction, Conflict, Community: A Conversation with George Rupp
The United States' problem is the presumption of individualism, which is deeply resented and resisted in most of the world, except in some parts of ...