The killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in Utah has laid bare growing political violence and social discord in the United States, potentially making it more vulnerable to mainpulation amid deepening polarization and mistrust of institutions.

Foreign powers such as Russia and China, which challenge America and its allies from Europe to the Middle East to Taiwan and the South China Sea, have long been accused of exploiting such divisions through disinformation campaigns that inflame tensions and weaken confidence in American governance.

Kirk's death highlights the very environment these actors seek to exploit, a point made by Utah's Republican Governor Spencer Cox, who warned they are actively working to "encourage violence."

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