“For two centuries we’ve done the hard work of freedom and tonight we lead the world in facing down the threat to decency and humanity. What is at stake is more than one small country. It is a big idea— a new world order— where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind: peace and security, freedom, and the rule of law.” –Presidential Speech by George W. Bush, September 11, 1991
Many dismiss the reality of a single global government as it is the heartbeat of every conspiracy theory. Yet the nations of Earth have been moving towards this goal for at least the past one hundred years. At the end of the Great War in 1918, the U.S. President was influential in creating the League of Nations. It’s purpose was to unite the Earth under one banner, avoiding future wars. However, this idea was short lived and was met with a great deal of resistance by other nations. In the wake of the Second World War, it seemed that humanity had enough of global violence on such massive scales. The United Nations was officially established on October 24, 1945 and is headquartered in New York City. It serves as the global authority that provides a unified system of governance as well as international laws and standards.
Unlike her predecessor, the United Nations has entrenched her authority and influence over the last few decades. At present, the total number of nations on Earth is 195 and out of that, 193 are Member States to the UN. The State of Palestine is a “non-member observer state” due to lack of support from the UN Security Council. The other non-member is the Holy See, the central government of the Universal Church. Technically not the Vatican City itself, the Holy See is the governmental body of the Catholic Church which includes roughly 800 people and the Pope. The United Nations disperses its authority and power to six departments known as Organs: the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the United Nations Secretariat.
The Commission on Global Governance published a report in 1995 titled, “Our Global Neighborhood.” In the report they explained that nation states are interdependent, depending one upon another, and that a stronger, more solidified, United Nations is required: “Governance is the sum of the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs. It is a continuing process through which conflicting or diverse interests may be accommodated and cooperative action may be taken. It includes formal institutions and regimes empowered to enforce compliance, as well as informal arrangements that people and institutions either have agreed to or perceive to be in their interest… It is our firm conclusion that the United Nations must continue to play a central role in global governance.” (Chapter 5).
“Follow the money’ is a catchphrase made popular by the docudrama All the President’s Men (1976). It suggests that political corruption and acts of conspiring can be fully brought to light by examining money, where it comes from and where it goes. Being the global authority, the United Nations has her hands in every pot when it comes to money. As of 2020, the World Bank, a partner agency to the UN, has all but six nations as members. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) controls the international monetary system and monitors the economic polices of all its 189 member states. When it comes to funding and support, the United States is the lead financial contributor, paying one quarter of the UN’s entire annual budget.
Relations between the United Nations and the U.S. haven’t always been the best, but their relationship goes much deeper than it first appears. Ever since her birth, the United States has sought to establish a global government. In 1935, the groundwork had been laid and it was time to awaken the beast. Ten years before the founding of the UN, the United States declared a new order of the ages– the Rule of Law.