Liberalism Is in Trouble | Aaron Bastani Meets Francis Fukuyama | Downstream

Premiered Mar 27, 2022 • Few political thinkers exert such influence that their work becomes synonymous with a historic era and they find themselves in books, dissertations and speeches written and said by people who’ve not even read them. Aaron speaks to Francis Fukuyama, author of ‘Liberalism and it’s Discontents’.

Can Global Liberalism Defeat Putin? | Francis Fukuyama

Mar 26, 2022 • "I actually think that he could be defeated, I think the Ukrainians could actually force a withdrawal of the Russian army. If that happens, then I think the world looks a lot healthier."

Francis Fukuyama, political scientist and writer, talks to Hugo Rifkind about the effect of the war in Ukraine on liberalism.

Will Ukraine War Spark a Decline in Support for Authoritarianism? | The Bottom Line

Mar 25, 2022 • When Francis Fukuyama wrote the book The End of History and the Last Man after the Soviet Union was dissolved 30 years ago, he argued that the West’s version of liberal democracy had triumphed over all other ideologies.

Since then, an increasing number of countries are becoming more authoritarian or illiberal democracies.

Fukuyama tells host Steve Clemons that the Ukraine war is a turning point for Western-style democracy, and institutions such as NATO are getting a boost in popularity. People will eventually turn their backs on authoritarian, populist and nationalist ideologies and leaders, in his estimation, and relearn how to tolerate differences.