What we may be witnessing is not just the end of the Cold War but the end of history as such: that is, the end point of man's ideological evolution and the universalism of Western liberal democracy.

Francis Fukuyama

The End of History?

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Cold War End of history Democracy International politics

Speaker

Francis Fukuyama

Source

The End of History?

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Statement Type

Bad predictions Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Political scientist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Fukuyama, Francis. "The End of History?" National Interest, summer 1989.

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