Strobe Talbott is an American foreign policy analyst. He was the 12th United States Deputy Secretary of State from 1994 to 2001. He was also the president of Brookings Institution from 2002 to 2017. During the 1980s, he was Time Magazine’s principal correspondent on Soviet-American relations. He was a long-time member of the Council on Foreign Relations, having been a council director from 1988 to 1993.

On July 20, 1992, he published an article for Time Magazine titled “America Abroad: The Birth of the Global Nation”. In this article, he briefly detailed the history of the world federalist movement. He also openly advocated for, and predicted the inevitability of, a one world government.

America Abroad: The Birth of the Global Nation by Strobe Talbott on July 20, 1992 at time.com:
https://time.com/archive/6720707/america-abroad-the-birth-of-the-global-nation/

“Here is one optimist’s reason for believing unity will prevail over disunity, integration over disintegration. In fact, I’ll bet that within the next hundred years (I’m giving the world time for setbacks and myself time to be out of the betting game, just in case I lose this one), nationhood as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority.”

“From time to time the best minds wondered whether this wasn’t a hell of a way to run a planet; perhaps national sovereignty wasn’t such a great idea after all.”

Historical Roster of Directors and Officers at cfr.org:
https://www.cfr.org/historical-roster-directors-and-officers

“Historical Roster of Directors and Officers
Members of the Board

James D. Robinson III 1988–91
Strobe Talbott 1988–93
John L. Clendenin 1989–94”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strobe_Talbott