this may be one of those eternal questions but it can get you started. i believe the ones behind it all are the really old money boys in italy like the de-medici's but it could certainly go even deeper. its a question catherine austin fitts has been pursuing as well as many others;

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Many people have asked me to explain who on earth I think are ultimately AT THE TOP of the financial pyramid – and the human puppet masters behind all the chaos in the world. Who the heck are really behind the satanic cabal called the New World Order (NWO) and who do they give direction to? Who ULTIMATELY ordered the hit on President Trump and took out Charlie?...........more........