Vol. 42, No. 05
05/01/2026
Shadows Across the Land
Current CFR dominance over government, media, think tanks, foundations, public health, and industry
Turn on your average legacy media news outlet (ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, MS NOW, NBC, PBS, etc.) and, depending on which station you tune into, you will likely see and hear about how Elon Musk, the Koch brothers, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), George Soros, and Bill Gates influence government policy and the outcome of elections. Yet, none of those stations, their websites, or other mainstream print publications will place the same spotlight and scrutiny on the far more influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Boasting an exclusive roster of just over 5,400 members, the CFR acts as a perpetual revolving door, continuously shuffling Insiders among high-level government appointments from administration to administration, regardless of which party is in power. Its ranks also include top positions within corporate, academic, media, nongovernmental, and think-tank organizations.
For decades, the CFR has been the rudder steering U.S. policy toward internationalism and away from both the Constitution and noninterventionism. Despite there being fewer CFR members in key positions during Donald Trump’s second presidency, it remains a dominant, influential force driving our government to carry out the agenda of the “New World Order.” Its globalist worldview has been the Establishment’s default setting for decades, to the point that its internationalist ideas have deeply influenced politicians and institutions regardless of official membership.
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