The Round Table Group constituted a pivotal network of powerful banking elites, intellectuals, and political figures predominantly from the Anglo-American establishment, whose influence profoundly shaped global geopolitics, particularly throughout the 20th century.
This group, also known by various appellations such as the Milner Group or the Cliveden Set, operated with the long-term objective of consolidating power, restructuring the international order, and ultimately establishing a system of global governance under technocratic and financial control.
Origins and Early Ambitions
The genesis of the Round Table Group can be traced back to Cecil Rhodes, who devised a scheme involving an Inner Circle of initiates and an outer network of "helpers".
This structure, intended to extend the British Empire and organise its federal system, was initially headed by Lord Rothschild and included prominent figures such as Rhodes, Ruskin, and Milner.
The group was formally established in 1910, funded by Sir AB Bailey and the Rhodes Trust. Its early ambitions included the expansion of the British Empire and the conceptualisation of a "Commonwealth of God" plan, envisioned as a world federal socialist type of structure. However, Cecil Rhodes's initial plan to bring America back under the British Empire ultimately failed.
Evolution and Strategic Adaptations
Following the perceived failure of its initial strategy, this network re-evaluated its approach and adopted a new methodology. It transitioned towards a Fabian Socialist model, a form of socialism allied with monopoly capitalism.
This shift was not universally accepted by all members of the British elite; some individuals within the Cliveden Set, such as the Astors, held genuinely right-wing, monarchist, or traditional views, but they did not ultimately determine the final direction of affairs.
The Round Table Group established several influential networks and institutions to further its agenda. These included the Royal Institute for International Affairs (RIIA), also known as Chatham House, and its American counterpart, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), which was explicitly modelled on Chatham House.
The Carnegie and Rockefeller families were instrumental in establishing the CFR in the United States, mirroring the British model. Additionally, the Institute for Pacific Relations (IPR) functioned as one of these organisations. These bodies, functioning as interlocking think tanks, foundations, and policy-making groups, were designed to steer society towards a technocracy.
The group also wielded influence through publications such as _The Round Table Magazine_ (a quarterly review founded in 1910), _The Times of London_, and _The Observer_. Elite educational institutions such as Oxford, Eaton, and Cambridge served as recruitment grounds for individuals within these inner circles.
Role in World Wars and Geopolitical Control
The Round Table Group played a significant role in orchestrating and profiting from major global conflicts. World War I, for instance, is considered to have been strategically planned and served the interests of "money power" and the banking elite.
The Fabian Socialist Milner Rothschild group is implicated in engineering the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and utilising events such as the sinking of the Lusitania as a "false flag" to provoke conflict.
Leading up to World War II, the Round Table Group pursued a "dual policy" of appeasement and propaganda. A secret 7-point agreement was made between the Cliveden Set and Ribbentrop in 1937, outlining plans for a four-power pact (Britain, France, Italy, Germany) that would exclude Russian influence.
This agreement indicated British non-objection to German acquisition of Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Danzig, and even proposed giving Germany colonial areas in South Central Africa. Simultaneously, British propaganda exaggerated Germany's military capabilities and belittled Britain's own armaments to generate public fear and justify rearmament, as seen with manufactured news stories and gas mask drills.
This manipulation of public opinion, through calculated indiscretions, was a psychological warfare operation designed to lead Britain into war.
A key geopolitical objective was the weakening of Germany and Russia to prevent their alliance, which was seen as a fatal threat to Atlanticist dominance. The Round Table Group also aimed to destroy traditional societies and traditional forms of warfare, advocating for policies such as the strategic bombing of civilians.
Global Monetary and Technocratic Agenda
The overarching aim of this network was the creation of a global system of financial control dominated by private banks, designed to dominate the political system of every country and the economy of the entire world. This ambition was to be achieved through the central banks of the world, acting together through the apex of this system at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
The BIS, established in 1930 to manage World War I reparations, ultimately facilitated the centralisation of global monetary exchanges. This system deliberately excluded adherence to a gold standard, as it would limit the ability of these entities to control national economies.
The Round Table Group also promoted a technocratic future, advocating for managerial rule by experts and envisioning a world where cybernetics, artificial intelligence (AI), Transhumanism, and mass computer implementation would govern society - Managerialism.
This future was to be achieved through social engineering, including the subtle promotion of "soft socialism" and Fabian Socialism through think tanks and foundations. These actions were not driven by humanitarian ideals but by a long-term goal of steering society towards a top-down technocracy.
This new way of doing empire through democracy was, in essence, a facade for deep-seated oligarchical control. The European Common Market (EU), for instance, was planned by these elites in the late 1940s and 1950s at meetings such as Bilderberg.
The philosophical underpinnings of this globalist agenda are rooted in British traditions of Materialism, pragmatism, and situational ethics, rejecting metaphysics and objective truth.
This occult empire, centred in London, sought to dismantle Christian empires and traditional societies through subversive ideologies that undermined established social and ethical frameworks.