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[Star Trek] Do the Klingons continue to raid and conquer weak neutral planets throughout the TNG era?

In the original series, we see how the Klingons act during their cold war with the Federation. They have no Prime Directive, and it gets pretty brutal — at one point, they're threatening to execute 200 hostages every two hours until "Federation spies" are returned to them. They also have no problem interfering with a species' development by offering superior weapons to a puppet faction.

In Picard's era when the Klingons are Federation allies, are they continuing to expand their empire through violence and conquest? There are always new, young warriors who need to prove themselves in combat. And the galaxy is always a very dangerous place — skills must be kept sharp. A reputation must be maintained.

So all this time the Klingons are being our friends, are they also putting one-planet civilizations to the sword and carving a bloody path through the galaxy... just somewhere it's not bothering us?
gpt
> In Picard's era when the Klingons are Federation allies, are they continuing to expand their empire through violence and conquest? 

No. Griping about the Empire "losing its way" was common in both TNG and DS9.