The ‘New World Order’

The 'New World Order' conspiracy theory posits that a shadowy elite is working to establish a totalitarian one-world government through manufactured crises and the manipulation of media and democracy. The document details how this narrative overlaps with 18th-century Illuminati theories and has been adopted by right-wing extremist and militia movements. It highlights a strong connection to antisemitism, where the 'New World Order' is often conflated with a 'Jew World Order' (JWO), targeting figures like George Soros and the Rothschild family. Proponents claim the United Nations, the Bilderberg Group, and the COVID-19 pandemic are tools used by this elite to restrict individual freedoms and implement global control.

• The 'New World Order' conspiracy theory claims that a 'shadowy elite force' is attempting to establish a 'totalitarian world government' by influencing civil society, the press, and democracy.
• The narrative is frequently integrated with antisemitic tropes, sometimes referred to as the 'Jew World Order' or 'JWO', which claim that Jewish people control global financial and media institutions.
• Proponents of the theory claim that various global phenomena and crises are manufactured by this elite, including climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, the drug trade, and multiculturalism.
• Specific organizations and individuals are identified as vehicles or members of the shadow establishment, including the United Nations, the Bilderberg Group, the Council of Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, George Soros, Bill Gates, and the Rothschild family.
• Right-wing militia movements use the 'New World Order' narrative to frame US federal government restrictions on gun ownership as evidence of a collaboration with the global elite to restrict American citizens' freedoms.

APA

Institute for Strategic Dialogue (2023). The ‘New World Order’. https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-explainer/the-new-world-order/

Chicago

Institute for Strategic Dialogue. The ‘New World Order’. 2023. https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-explainer/the-new-world-order/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Institute for Strategic Dialogue |title=The ‘New World Order’ |date=20 June 2023 |url=https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-explainer/the-new-world-order/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforstrategicdialogue2023new, author = {{Institute for Strategic Dialogue}}, title = {{The ‘New World Order’}}, institution = {Institute for Strategic Dialogue}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-explainer/the-new-world-order/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }