Back Weltherrschaft ALS السيطرة على العالم Arabic Weltherrschaft German Κοσμοκρατορία Greek Monda superregado Esperanto Dominación del mundo Spanish سلطه جهانی Persian Maailmanherruus Finnish שליטה עולמית HE Dominasi (politik) ID
World domination (also called global domination, world conquest, global conquest, or cosmocracy) is a hypothetical power structure, either achieved or aspired to, in which a single political authority holds power over all or virtually all the inhabitants of Earth. Historically, world domination has been thought of in terms of a nation expanding its power to the point that all other nations are subservient to it. This may be achieved by direct military force or by establishing a hegemony. The latter is an indirect form of rule by the hegemon (leading state) over subordinate states. The hegemon's implied power includes the threat of force, protection, or bestowal of economic benefits. Forces resisting attempted or existing hegemony strive to preserve or restore a multipolar balance of power.
Various rulers or regimes have tried to achieve this goal in history. Global conquest was never attained. However, the matter is more complex with indirect or informal domination. Many historians[1][2][3][4] political scientists[5][6] and policy-makers[7] argue that the United States attained global hegemony since 1945 or 1991, or even the British Empire in the 19th century.
The theme of world domination has often been used in works of fiction, particularly in political fiction, as well as in conspiracy theories (which may posit that some person or group has already secretly achieved this goal), particularly those fearing the development of a "New World Order" involving a world government of a totalitarian nature.[8][9][10][11][12]
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Goldberg, Robert Alan (2001). Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09000-5.
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