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NWO
Name	New World Order
Caption	Conceptual diagram of global institutions
Formation	20th century (phrase popularized 1940s–1990s)
Founder	Various political figures and commentators
Type	Political concept
Headquarters	Global
Leader title	Not applicable

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NWO

The term commonly called the New World Order refers to a contested political concept linking international institutions, diplomatic settlements, and alleged secret networks of power. It has been invoked in speeches, treaties, and political commentary by figures across the spectrum including Woodrow Wilson, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George H. W. Bush, and commentators associated with Noam Chomsky and Alex Jones. The phrase is associated with events such as the League of Nations, United Nations, Treaty of Versailles, and shifts after the Cold War and the Gulf War (1990–1991).

Etymology and Usage

The phrase appears in diplomatic rhetoric and political commentary, tracing usage to leaders like Woodrow Wilson in connection with the League of Nations and to Winston Churchill in relation to post‑war settlements and the Yalta Conference. Later public uses by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman framed international coordination through bodies such as the United Nations and the Bretton Woods Conference. In 1990, George H. W. Bush used the phrase in relation to post‑Cold War order following events like the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Gulf War (1990–1991), prompting commentary from journalists at The New York Times, The Washington Post, and columnists such as Thomas Friedman.

A broad set of conspiracy narratives attributes clandestine global control to networks allegedly linked to organizations like the Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderberg Group, Freemasonry, and families such as the Rothschild family. Proponents often invoke documents or speeches associated with Adam Weishaupt, Illuminati, or misattributed quotes from statesmen like John F. Kennedy to assert plots involving World Bank, International Monetary Fund, or multinational corporations such as ExxonMobil and Goldman Sachs. Media figures including Alex Jones, David Icke, and Glenn Beck popularized narratives tying the phrase to events like the 9/11 attacks, the European Union, and global health initiatives associated with World Health Organization.

Intellectual roots are found in 19th‑ and 20th‑century diplomacy and internationalism including the Concert of Europe, the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, and proposals associated with Woodrow Wilson after the First World War. Interwar multilateralism through the League of Nations and post‑1945 institutions such as the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank shaped elite discourse. Cold War realignments involving the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact preceded post‑1989 transformations marked by the Dissolution of the Soviet Union and integration projects like the European Union and the World Trade Organization. Think tanks such as the Brookings Institution, Heritage Foundation, and Council on Foreign Relations influenced policy debates that critics later folded into conspiracy frameworks.

Invocations of the phrase have affected rhetoric in national politics, influencing speeches by leaders including Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George H. W. Bush, and responses by insurgent movements such as State of Palestine activists, Tea Party movement, and various populist parties in Europe and the United States. Conspiratorial uses have informed activism around issues tied to European Union sovereignty, globalization protests involving groups like Occupy Wall Street, and debates over trade agreements such as North American Free Trade Agreement and Trans-Pacific Partnership. Cultural effects appear in public debates around surveillance programs revealed by Edward Snowden, vaccine policy disputes linked to World Health Organization, and campaign narratives advanced by figures like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.

Scholars from institutions including Harvard University, Oxford University, and University of Cambridge criticize conspiratorial readings as lacking empirical support, emphasizing archival research on diplomacy such as records from the National Archives (United Kingdom), United States National Archives and Records Administration, and multilateral institution proceedings. Investigative journalists at The New York Times, The Washington Post, and ProPublica have fact‑checked assertions about groups like the Bilderberg Group and the Trilateral Commission, while historians referencing the Treaty of Versailles and the Yalta Conference situate elite cooperation in public policy rather than secretive domination. Legal scholars citing documents from the International Court of Justice and policy analysis from RAND Corporation frame the phrase as rhetorical shorthand rather than a blueprint for covert governance.

The concept features in fiction and nonfiction across film, television, literature, and music. Films such as The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film), V for Vendetta, and Enemy of the State (1998 film) dramatize secretive power networks, while authors including George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Dan Brown, and Umberto Eco explore related themes. Television series like The X-Files and 24 (TV series) incorporate plots referencing shadowy organizations, and musicians from Bob Dylan to Public Enemy have referenced elite power in lyrics. Video games such as Deus Ex and Metal Gear Solid draw on conspiracy tropes, while comic book narratives from Marvel Comics and DC Comics portray clandestine councils and clandestine technologies.

Category:Political concepts