Thread:Dr0Shadow/@comment-25929812-20150106212119/@comment-9289481-20150106232302

In some respect yes and no. The Runners Don't have much manpower, members, or power compared to Topography Genera or The SCP, but they do have the resources. this is because they are basically Interpol + a travel agency + The SCP Foundation + International traders. They bring trade and wealth to the placers they set venters to, and thus are supported by there denizens (most of the time). They're into researching the eldritch and Bring earth and the other surrounding pocket universes together via trade and communication. They allow non-humans to be members.

There also have learned form humanity's past that other peoples don't like being conquered, so they don't take over land (intentionally).