Topic: Awakening Councils

A clip of former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski at the Council on Foreign Relations is discussed. Brzezinski notes that a "politically awakened" global population is making it increasingly difficult for major powers to exert traditional leadership or establish a unified global government. The hosts suggest this may be a tactic to solicit more funding from wealthy elites to combat public resistance.

The role of the Awakening Councils (Sunni fighters who turned against al-Qaeda) in the Iraq War is discussed in the context of declining media coverage of the conflict. It is noted that major news outlets have largely stopped reporting on daily casualties and the complexities of local militias due to the high cost of foreign reporting.