![]() That is true even for the more democratic societies, and obviously for others. States of course have complex internal structures, and the choices and decisions of the political leadership are heavily influenced by internal concentrations of power, while the general population is often marginalized. But we would do well to keep in mind that this level of abstraction can also be highly misleading. When we ask “Who rules the world?” we commonly adopt the standard convention that the actors in world affairs are states, primarily the great powers, and we consider their decisions and the relations among them. It is the first of two parts of a remarkable Chomsky essay that caps his new book, Who Rules the World? This post originally appeared at TomDispatch. ![]() (Photo by Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images) ![]() US army soldiers stand in formation during a joint military tactical training exercise Blowback 2016 with Bulgaria's army at Novo Selo military ground on April 11, 2016. ![]()
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