War, technological innovation and – most problematically of all – climate change mean the prospects for the young look increasingly bleak. In addition to helping to overthrow the leaders of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, Gen Z protests have also been agents of change in Madagascar, Peru, Morocco, Kenya and Indonesia — all since 2025. Understandably, perhaps, Gen Z protests are primarily consumed with issues that are circumscribed by national boundaries and addressed to local leaders. The good news is that Gen Z movements are learning from each other when thinking about how to protest effectively and trigger change. And yet there is hope, and it is unambiguously driven by climate change and cross-border interaction.