THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION

The heads of state of 12 South American nations have signed a historic treaty to create the Union of South American Nations. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela all signed the treaty. The regional union is meant to accommodate the free movement of people within South America and further integrate policies on everything from trade and economic development to regional defense. Since signing the treaty, the new union has announced plans for a central bank and common currency patterned after the European Union's euro-zone.

The Union of South America has officially joined the ranks of the European Union, the African Union, ASEAN, SAARC, and other supranational states on the road towards further political and economic globalization. The rise in such continental and regional superpowers represents a key trend that began in the latter half of the 20th century. This trend has picked up steam in more recent years, as political sovereignty and economic control has shifted bit by bit from individual nation-states to supranational globalist organizations.

The new Union of South America has a gross domestic product of about 2 trillion dollars. It has a population of 380 million people. It covers an area of over 17 million square kilometers, making it larger than Russia, the world's largest country. Furthermore, it possesses 27 percent of the world's freshwater sources and is the world's foremost food producer and exporter.

The African Union, yet another product of this era of globalization, is formed from 53 member states and has a population of 850 million people. One of its primary goals is to accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent. Much like the Union of South America, the AU has plans to establish an African Central Bank, Investment Bank, and Monetary Fund, as well as a common currency called the Afro.

The African Union and the new Union of South America both seek to follow the example of the European Union, which has recovered from the devastation of two World Wars to become the "world's biggest" economy. Over the last fifty years the European Union has emerged as a growing world power. The EU now encompasses more than 460 million people, stretching from the Arctic to the Mediterranean and east all the way to the Black Sea. Europe's economy has grown steadily in recent years and can boast of a GDP larger than that of the United States. Furthermore, the Euro is set to take the place of the dollar as the world's primary reserve currency.

Unfortunately, as political power in Europe becomes more centralized, its leaders have become less accountable to its citizens. Government bureaucracy has become bloated and individual freedoms have eroded. The future of Europe no longer rests in the hands of the people. Instead, it will be determined by the bureaucrats in Brussels (the Treaty of Lisbon is just one example of this disturbing trend).

International institutions, such as the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, the International Monetary Fund, and the various continental unions, have helped to build the foundation for a world government system. With each passing year the globalist goal of a "new world order" becomes more of a reality. Despite what many people may think, the term "new world order" did not originate with radical right-wing conspiracy theorists. It was coined in the early 1900s by those who advocated increased globalization. In the mid-90's the term "new world order" was replaced with by the term "global governance". However the essential goals of this movement remain the same.

These developments, of course, have many prophetic and Biblical implications. To learn more about this topic visit our website: the movement for Global Government is just one of the Strategic Trends we monitor on a regular basis.

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