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Monday 24th March - 05:20 PM GMT

After the End of History?

Between Democracy and Chaos

Francis Fukuyama in The End of History and the Last Man in 1992 famously argued liberal democracy had emerged as the final form of government. Later in 2008, he wrote, "liberal democracy remains the strongest, most broadly appealing idea out there." But since then, with the rise of authoritarian China, Russia's aggression in Ukraine, and calls from Trump to take Greenland and make Canada a 51st state, such a proposition has been put into question.

Join Fukuyama for this exclusive, interactive, and audience-facing opening interview as he reveals whether he still stands by his famous argument in light of recent events.

Timetable:

17:20 GMT - After the End of History? The Lounge

18:00 GMT - The Headline Debate: A New Age of Empire? arena

19:20 GMT - War, Power, and the Future of Global Order arena

19:30 GMT - Sadie Horler stage

Francis Fukuyama

Author of The End of History?

Francis Fukuyama is an American political scientist, political economist, and international relations scholar.

He is most famous for his work The End of History and the Last Man which argues that liberal democracy and free-market capitalism are the final stages of humanity's evolution.