<And climate change, internet governance and international crime all seemed beyond the nation-state’s abilities.> This has more to do with powerful lobby group

<And climate change, internet governance and international crime all seemed beyond the nation-state’s abilities.> This has more to do with powerful lobby groups and corporations controlling politicians. Politicians should be doing the peoples bidding but they are more about furthering their own, not to mention banks like Goldman Sachs inserting people in positions of power. eg http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/goldman-sachs-power-white-house-231998 http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/goldman-sachs-power-wh... http://www.whiteoutpress.com/articles/q42012/list-of-goldman-sachs-employees-in-the-white-house/ http://www.whiteoutpress.com/articles/q42012/list-of-goldman... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/what-price-the-new-democracy-goldman-sachs-conquers-europe-6264091.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-feat...