As ideological restlessness grows across the world, the death of the right-wing activist reminds us that nationalism can become a force of destruction.
A young Winston Churchill once warned: “The wars of peoples will be more terrible than those of kings.” In our current moment, this warning feels less like prophecy and more like diagnosis. Across the globe, nationalism is no longer a quiet undercurrent; it is a dominant force shaping identities, policies and personal destinies. And nowhere is this more visible than in the two most influential powers of our time, the United States and China.
In the US, the death of Charlie Kirk, a young conservative, has triggered political and cultural fallout and marks a disturbing milestone. The suspect, even younger than Kirk, represents a generation raised in the digital trenches of ideological warfare. This was not merely a tragic act of violence – it was a rupture in the American psyche.
