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''World Orders Old and New'' is a book by
Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual: a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky i ...
, first published in 1994 and updated in 1996 by
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. In the book, Chomsky writes about the international scene since 1945, devoting particular attention to events following the collapse of the
Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
. He critiques Western government, from
imperialist Imperialism is the state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas, often through employing hard power (economic and ...
foreign policies to the Clinton administration's promises to the poor. His judgment of the " new world order" foresees a growing abyss between the rich and poor, in the United States and internationally.


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American foreign policy The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States of America, including all the bureaus and offices in the United States Department of State, as mentioned in the ''Foreign Policy Agenda'' of the Department of State, are ...
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The Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term ''cold war'' is used because the ...
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Economic systems An economic system, or economic order, is a system of production, resource allocation and distribution of goods and services within a society or a given geographic area. It includes the combination of the various institutions, agencies, entitie ...
* Globalisation * General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) * Middle East conflicts 1994 non-fiction books Books by Noam Chomsky English-language books Columbia University Press books {{int-book-stub