New world order

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New World Order (English: new world order ) is a political slogan for concepts, International Peace and a legal system by a system of collective security to be established. The term is a recurring phrase , especially in 20th century US foreign policy .

Origin and use of the term

The term was coined after the end of the First World War as a name for the ultimately unsuccessful attempts by American President Woodrow Wilson to establish the League of Nations as an international organization with written international law .

On the German side, the term was used, among other things, during the time of National Socialism . Giselher Wirsing , of the to in the 1930s as a fellow Rockefeller Foundation belonging to Abraham Lincoln Foundation , the US had traveled twice published his views on government and culture of the United States in his 1942 book, The boundless continent . In his opinion, the American system of government, which was manipulated by Jewish influence, was contrasted with a “new world order” in the form of a hegemonic power of Europe dominated by Germany .

The name became popular again in use by the then US President George HW Bush after the end of the communist dictatorships in Eastern Europe at the end of the 20th century and the short-term hope of the dawn of a new, more peaceful era for humanity under American leadership .

The previous “old world order” - the opposition of two antagonistic social systems with their military bloc formation in the Cold War after the end of World War II - had dissolved from this perspective with the collapse of socialist societies in Eastern Europe.

On September 11, 1990, Bush spoke in a speech to both chambers of Congress of a “new world order”, which would be necessary and desirable after the end of the Cold War. Among other things it said:

“We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf, as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective — a new world order — can emerge: a new era — freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony. A hundred generations have searched for this elusive path to peace, while a thousand wars raged across the span of human endeavor. Today that new world is struggling to be born, a world quite different from the one we've known. A world where the rule of law supplants the rule of the jungle. A world in which nations recognize the shared responsibility for freedom and justice. A world where the strong respect for the rights of the weak. This is the vision that I shared with President Gorbachev in Helsinki. He and other leaders from Europe, the Gulf, and around the world understand that how we manage this crisis today could shape the future for generations to come. "

“Today we are experiencing a unique and extraordinary moment. As serious as the Persian Gulf crisis is, it is also an opportunity to arrive at a period of cooperation. From these troubled times our fifth goal - a new world order - may emerge: a new era - freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and safer in the search for peace. An era in which the peoples of the world, east and west, north and south, can prosper and live in harmony. A hundred generations have sought this elusive road to peace while a thousand wars raged in the span of human effort. Today this new world is struggling to be born, a world that is different from the one we have known before. A world where the rule of law replaces the rule of the jungle. A world in which the peoples recognize the shared responsibility for freedom and justice. A world in which the strong respect the rights of the weak. That is the vision I shared with President Gorbachev in Helsinki. He and other leaders in Europe, in the Gulf and around the world understand that the way we resolve this crisis today could shape the future of generations to come. "

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Remarks

  1. Oliver Janich: The United States of Europe
  2. George HW Bush: Address Before a Joint Session of Congress (September 11, 1990) ( Memento January 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive )