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Managing Director, The Brookings Institution

William J. Antholis

William J. Antholis

Managing Director, The Brookings Institution
Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

William Antholis is managing director of the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow in Governance Studies. His academic background is in how democracies conduct foreign policy, and he has served in the U.S. government at the White House and State Department. He is the co-author with Strobe Talbott of Fast Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming. Read Full Bio



Expertise

Climate change; democracy promotion; development; emerging markets; G8; international economics; international organizations; political philosophy; U.S. constitutionalism; U.S. foreign policy

Background

Past Positions
Director of Studies and Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States; Council on Foreign Relations International Fellow, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; Director, Office of Policy Analysis, Bureau of Economics and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State (1999); Director of International Economic Affairs, Senior Advisor to National Security Advisor, and National Economic Advisor, The White House (1997–1999); Special Advisor, Office of Planning, U.S. Department of State (1995–1997); Adjunct Professor of International Politics, Washington Program, Syracuse University; Senior Research Associate, Center for National Policy; Co-Founder and Director, Civic Education Project

Education

Ph.D., Yale University, 1993; B.A. University of Virginia, 1986

"Those of us alive today are the first generation to know that we live in the Age of Global Warming. We may also be the last generation to have any chance of doing something about it. Our forebears had the excuse of ignorance. Our descendants will have the excuse of helplessness. We have no excuse."
—from Fast Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming


Research and Commentary


Save to My PortfolioIndia's G-7: Local Leaders with Global InterestsFebruary 06, 2012Rising Power Unions
Save to My PortfolioObama, South India, and the High Ground of High TechJanuary 31, 2012Rising Power Unions
Save to My PortfolioIn India, Two States, but One NationJanuary 24, 2012Rising Power Unions
Save to My PortfolioTamil Nadu: From Union-Breaking to King MakingJanuary 13, 2012Rising Power Unions
Save to My PortfolioRising Power UnionsJanuary 10, 2012Rising Power Unions
Save to My PortfolioObama's Partner in AthensJune 17, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioRocking the Cradle of DemocracyJune 16, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioHow We're Doing Compared to the Rest of the WorldFebruary 13, 2011The Brookings Institution and The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioClimate Forecast: Balancing Ethics, Politics and UncertaintySeptember 08, 2010UNLV Clean Energy Forum
Save to My PortfolioHow We’re Doing Ahead of the November ElectionsAugust 22, 2010The Brookings Institution and The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioAround the Halls: Senate Climate Change BillMay 12, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioThe Status Report: Obama and Energy SecurityJanuary 05, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioClimate Change Policy: Recommendations to Reach ConsensusSeptember 2009The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioIndia and Climate ChangeJuly 18, 2009The Wall Street Journal
Save to My PortfolioU.S.-European Union Cooperation on Climate ChangeJune 10, 2009"The Great Transformation: Climate Change as Cultural Change" (International Conference, Essen, Germany)
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