They are discussed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mII9NZ8MMVM
Before there was George Soros - these were the people who kept unrest and dissent among nations alive and well. They would finance BOTH sides of an international conflict, and collect tribute from both, win or lose.
But they were pikers compared to the Soros machine that runs conflicts and national ferments all over the planet.