MB Civic

By Thanassis Cambanis | September 4, 2011

“….Al Qaeda was what experts call, for lack of a more elegant term, a “non-state actor” – one of a new species of powers that operate outside the umbrella of traditional governments. These powers run the gamut from terrorist cells to Google, from globe-spanning charities to oil conglomerates. As much as anything, the 9/11 strikes illustrated the profound influence that non-state actors could have on world affairs….”

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/09/04/meet_the_new_world_players/