The Latest Breaking News from Francis Fukuyama

In 1989, political scientist Francis Fukuyama predicted we were approaching the end of history. He meant that similar liberal democratic values were taking hold in societies around the world. How wrong could he have been? Democracy today is clearly on the decline. Despots and autocrats are on the rise.

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The drama was initially intended as a piece of historical fiction, but the longer it has gone on, the more tawdry it’s become

The drama was initially intended as a piece of historical fiction, but the longer it has gone on, the more tawdry it’s become

The drama was initially intended as a piece of historical fiction, but the longer it has gone on, the more tawdry it’s become

The euphoria after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was not just about what Francis Fukuyama called an "unabashed victory of economic and political liberalism". It was also about the decline of nationalism.