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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: The Return of Empire arena

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

19:30 BST - Sadie Horler stage

Francis Fukuyama

Francis Fukuyama is Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and a faculty member of FSI's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. His seminal work on international politics includes The Origins of Political Order (2011) and The End of History and the Last Man (1992), which has appeared in over twenty foreign editions.