Order implies some form of organisation. Some type of arrangement. The US has often been described as the enforcer of the global order. However, the role of the US in global affairs is declining. Old hands still want to steer the course for the good ship 'Manifest Destiny'. Unfortunately for them, the fog of a new world order has confused and confounded them. No longer the powerhouse it once was, US businesses and governments have outsourced, downsized and sold off just about everything. The unintended consequence of this decades old trend has been to see the balance of power and capital move to the East. India and China have extended and are extending their reach into regions the US once controlled. A new politic is rising in the Middle East. The new global order has moved beyond imperial ambitions and sees new ways of doing business and politics. Can the US adapt? If not, it will shrink to the sidelines, isolated and alone as it was not much more than 100 years ago.

According to The New York Times, Noam Chomsky is "arguably the most important intellectual alive." He has authored over 150 books and is the eighth most cited source of all time, and is considered the "most cited living author". His most recent books include American Power and the New Mandarins, Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians and How the World Works with Alternative Radio's David Barsamian.