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Washington is no longer pursuing dramatic regime change. It is reshaping power from within. Across Venezuela, Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Iran, the pattern is clear: exiled figures are sidelined while insiders with institutional control are favored. The goal has shifted from democratic idealism to stability and manageability. This approach may bring short-term order but risks delaying deeper political reckoning.

World leaders are sharply divided after the United States carried out military action in Venezuela, prompting warnings from the United Nations that the move sets a dangerous precedent and raises serious concerns about respect for international law.

As 2025 draws to a close, the Editor & News Team of American Television News (ATN) reflects on a year defined by overlapping crises, institutional strain, and sustained reader engagement. From UN leadership and reform to cultural diplomacy and regional power shifts, ATN shares what audiences read most—and how the newsroom is preparing for its 10th anniversary in 2026.

Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy revives the Monroe Doctrine, reshapes the Western Hemisphere, and challenges the multilateral order the U.S. helped build. It casts migration as a threat, China as a systemic rival, and Europe as a civilization in decline. For the UN, collision is inevitable—but narrow paths for cooperation still remain.

From Nepal to Morocco, Madagascar to Kenya, a new kind of protest is rewriting the rules of political dissent. Generation Z—raised on TikTok, memes, and digital networks—has transformed outrage into organization. Their movements are fast, leaderless, and impossible to predict. They’re not building revolutions; they’re debugging broken systems—and governments everywhere are struggling to keep up.

The SCO Summit in Beijing brought together 20 world leaders, including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Xi called for “genuine multilateralism,” Putin defended Russia’s war in Ukraine, and Modi urged unity against terrorism. The summit’s joint declaration condemned U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, while Washington dismissed the meeting as “largely performative.

The SCO Summit in Beijing brings together 20 heads of state, including Putin, Modi, Kim, and Iran’s Pezeshkian, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres also present. At a moment when global cooperation is under strain, the summit highlights how Eurasia is shaping an alternative vision of world order—one that unfolds without the United States in the room.

The UN’s newly adopted AI Resolution signals ambition, but falls short on substance. By excluding military AI, leaning on voluntary funding, and offering little beyond dialogue, it risks becoming another symbolic exercise. Unless backed by real financing and authority, the UN will watch as the future of AI is shaped elsewhere—by powers and corporations with little concern for equity.

Following the April 22 Kashmir attack, Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad rejects Indian allegations, calling for an impartial investigation and international dialogue. In an exclusive interview, he defends Pakistan’s military response under Article 51 of the UN Charter and urges a shift from accusations to diplomacy, with Kashmir at the center of any lasting peace effort.

In today’s fractured world, middle powers are emerging as agile stabilizers in global affairs. As great powers clash, nations like Kazakhstan step up with diplomacy, trust, and strategic relevance. Positioned at the heart of Eurasia and rich in critical resources, Kazakhstan champions pragmatic multilateralism. Its upcoming Astana International Forum signals a bold call for cooperation—by those who build, not dominate, the future.