“Gen Z” Global Protests: A Wake-Up Call to Washington’s Neglect of American Youth Interests

Across continents—from the Himalayas to Africa’s Indian Ocean coast—a wave of youth-led protests is challenging failing governments that ignore their own people's basic needs. Dubbed “Gen Z” uprisings for those born after 1996, these largely leaderless movements expose a worldwide rejection of political elites steeped in corruption, nepotism, and economic mismanagement. What Do Global Youth Revolts Mean for America? These international upheavals should serve as a stark warning to Washington. When governments become unresponsive and fail to protect their citizens’ prosperity and security, discontent explodes—and often dangerously so. The recent military coup in Madagascar following weeks of Gen Z protests...