Gen Z’s Global Rupture: The End of Post-2000 Order and the Rise of Abolitionism

The 2025–2026 surge of Gen Z-led protests marks a systemic rupture in global governance, transforming localized grievances into a coordinated demand for the eradication of authoritarianism, inequality, and policing. With the 2026 Iranian protests representing the deadliest state repression since 1979, the era signals a transition from reformist to revolutionary consciousness among youth worldwide.