Nonstate Network

A shared digital identity connecting people, independent initiatives, and public-benefit organizations through the international cooperation objectives of Globcal International or one of its subsidiaries.

A Shared Identity for Independent Cooperation

Nonstate Network connects the people and initiatives participating in Globcal International’s cooperative network. Its purpose is to support communication, continuity, and authorized access across projects concerned with education, cultural heritage, Indigenous rights, research, conservation, and public service.

Participating account holders receive a managed Google identity using the address format firstname.lastname@nonstate.net. This organizational identity helps participants work across connected initiatives while keeping their network activities distinct from their personal accounts.

This page provides a public introduction to the network, explains its digital identity services, and connects visitors with the organizations, publications, and projects associated with its work.

Benevolent Non-State Actors, Indigenous Peoples, and Public Leadership

Non-state actors participate in public affairs outside the institutions of national governments. They include civil society organizations, cooperatives, independent researchers, humanitarian initiatives, professional associations, and community organizations. Their contributions can include education, environmental protection, cultural preservation, advocacy, and international cooperation.

Within Nonstate Network, benevolent non-state actors describes participants whose work advances peaceful cooperation and public benefit. Our shared interests include responsible research, respect for cultural identity, protection of biodiversity, and practical collaboration between communities and institutions.

Sovereign Indigenous Peoples and Their Representatives

Indigenous Peoples maintain distinct identities, institutions, knowledge systems, and relationships with their ancestral territories. Their participation in international cooperation reflects collective rights, self-determination, and forms of representation grounded in their own communities.

Indigenous leaders, community-authorized representatives, cultural advocates, and knowledge holders may serve as public figures through their leadership and public work. Their representative authority rests on the mandates and procedures of the peoples and institutions they represent.

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognizes self-determination, participation through self-chosen representatives, and rights concerning cultural heritage and traditional knowledge. These principles inform the network’s approach to respectful cooperation.

Defining References

United Nations — Civil Society and Public Participation

United Nations — Indigenous Peoples and Their Institutions

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

One Organizational Identity Across Connected Initiatives

Identity as a Service, commonly abbreviated IDaaS, provides centrally managed digital identities and authentication. Nonstate Network uses Google Cloud Identity to provide participating users with organizational accounts in the format firstname.lastname@nonstate.net.

An account provides a consistent identity that administrators can authorize to access particular resources. Depending on a participant’s role and assigned permissions, these resources may include shared documents, groups, restricted websites, and connected applications.

Google Cloud Identity

Cloud Identity supports the administration of users, groups, authentication, and access to enabled services. Participants use their assigned organizational account when accessing resources shared with their Nonstate identity.

A Cloud Identity account does not automatically include a Gmail mailbox. Available services depend on the account’s configuration and assigned licenses.

Google Workspace

Participants assigned an appropriate Google Workspace license may also receive organizational email and collaboration services, including enabled tools such as Drive, Docs, Calendar, and Meet. Access depends on the organization’s service settings, the assigned edition, and the participant’s responsibilities.

Why the Correct Signed-In Account Matters

A resource shared with firstname.lastname@nonstate.net may be unavailable when opened through a personal Gmail account. Before accessing network resources, check the profile image or account menu and select your Nonstate account.

For regular participation, a separate browser profile can help keep organizational documents, bookmarks, and account sessions together. Protect your account with a strong, unique password and two-step verification, and maintain the recovery information required by your administrator.

Official Google References

Google Cloud — Overview of Cloud Identity and IDaaS

Google Cloud — Cloud Identity Editions and Features

Google — Understanding an Organizational Google Account

Google — Switching Between Google Accounts

Explore the Connected Domains

Nonstate Network provides a common point of reference for the following domains. Each website presents its own subject matter, activities, and participation information. Access to private resources is granted separately through the relevant administrator.

Community, Conservation, and Cooperation

Huottuja Foundation — huottuja.org
Huottuja identity, cultural heritage, community priorities, and international cooperation.

Ekobius — ekobius.org
Ecological stewardship, forest-based livelihoods, and the development of biodiversity research activities.

Unify Cooperative — unifycoop.org
Cooperative participation, organizational collaboration, and public-benefit initiatives.

Indigenous Unity Flag — indigenousunityflag.com
A symbol and platform for Indigenous solidarity, cultural recognition, and cooperation.

Cacao, Chocolate, and Research

Indigenous Cacao — indigenouscacao.org
Indigenous producers, cacao heritage, biodiversity, and forest stewardship.

Indigenous Cacao — indigenous-cacao.org
An associated domain addressing cacao, Indigenous knowledge, and questions of origin.

Indigenous Chocolate — indigenouschocolate.org
Chocolate traditions, Indigenous participation, cultural attribution, and responsible sourcing.

Indigenous Chocolate — indigenous-chocolate.org
An associated domain within the Indigenous Chocolate initiative.

De’Aruhua — dearuhua.com
A cacao and chocolate initiative connecting products with producer identity and cultural heritage.

Theobromatology — theobromatology.com
Multidisciplinary inquiry into Theobroma, cacao, chocolate, history, ecology, and society.

Cacao-Chocolate — cacao-chocolate.org
Public education about cacao and chocolate, their Indigenous histories, and contemporary production.

Colonelcy, History, and Public Service

The Colonelcy — colonelcy.org
Historical research and discussion of colonelcies, commissions, titles, and public roles.

American Colonels — colonels.net
People, biographies, historical interests, and initiatives associated with the title of colonel.

Independent Initiatives. Shared Identity. Purposeful Cooperation.

Nonstate Network connects participants through an organizational identity while allowing each initiative to retain its own purpose, leadership, and public presence.

Types of Non-State Actors

Some common and influential classes of NSAs are listed here in alphabetical order:

• Business magnates are individuals who command large wealth, and who often seek to influence national and international affairs. 

• Corporations, which include multinational corporations (MNCs), are companies authorized to act as single entities (legally as persons) and are recognized as such in law. They include very large businesses operating transnationally, such as The Coca-Cola Company, McDonald's, General Motors, Adidas, Huawei, Renault, Samsung, Nestlé and Toyota.

• Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO)s, sometimes known as decentralized autonomous corporations (DACs), operate according to rules encoded as computer programs called smart contracts. The crypto-currency Bitcoin is an example of a DAO which, as of 2018, has grown to become economically influential.

• International media agencies, which are also usually corporations, report on the social and political situation in countries worldwide, and may therefore be highly influential as NSAs. Examples of such agencies are AFP, EFE, Reuters, AP, RIA Novosti and Xinhua.

• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which include international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), are usually nonprofit organizations seeking to effect change in humanitarian, educational, ecological, healthcare, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas. Examples of NGOs are Greenpeace, Red Cross/Red Crescent, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and WWF. 

• Goodwill ambassadors or humanitarian aid workers involved with INGO missions abroad may also be considered as benign non-state actors (BNSA)s.

• People's movements are mass movements which become influential with size and longevity. Examples include the movements arising during the Arab Spring of 2011.

• Religious groups commonly engage in political affairs at an international level. For example, the Quakers, as an historic peace church, operate offices at the United Nations. Another example is ISIS, which is a religious group as well as a violent non-state actor (VNSA).

• Transnational diaspora communities are ethnic or national communities that commonly seek to bring social and political change to their originating countries and their adoptive countries. The Israeli diaspora is an example.

• Unincorporated associations, secret societies and civic organizations unknown to or unrecognized by the state or government may be considered non-state actors.

• Unrepresented nations and peoples include many indigenous peoples and Fourth World societies.

• Violent non-state actors (VNSA)s are armed groups, including groups such as ISIS or criminal organizations, for example drug cartels.

• World citizens may be considered non-state actors if they are active in movements or social causes active outside their own country.