Much has been written about the events of 9/11 and its aftermath as constituting a rupture in US and world history. This book, however, proposes that while the attacks on US homeland were unprecedented, the ensuing discourse of President G.W. Bush and his #xE2;#xAC;#xDC;war on terror#xE2;#xAC;" campaign cannot be said to constitute a radical departure. The book aims to show that President Bush#xE2;#xAC;"s statements and actions since 9/11 belong within a broader unfolding discourse of the #xE2;#xAC;#xDC;New World Order', which has been underway since the end of the Cold War. To make their case, Lazar and Lazar adapt and develop Foucault#xE2;#xAC;"s notion of #xE2;#xAC;#xDC;discourse formation#xE2;#xAC;" for a critical discourse analysis of almost two decades of post-Cold War presidential texts and talk, including speeches, press conferences, radio addresses, policy documents, and interviews. This book is the first to be jointly written by a linguist and a political scientist, allowing for the marriage of theoretical and analytical insights from international relations, international security studies, strategic studies, political discourse analysis and critical discourse studies.