Non-state Actor - Types

Types

  • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)—typically considered a part of civil society.
  • Multinational corporations—for-profit organizations that operate in multiple sovereign states.
  • The International Media
  • Violent non-state actors—Armed groups, including groups such as Al-Qaeda or Criminal organizations, for example drug cartels.
  • Religious Groups—Quakers and other religious sects are quite active in their international advocacy efforts. They have in part founded other non-state actors such as Amnesty International, Greenpeace, and OXFAM.
  • Transnational diaspora communities—Ethnic or national communities that to influence their original and current territories.
  • Cell-based, independent intelligence agents.

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