What Comes After the End of History? with Francis Fukuyama (Part One)

Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm senior producer Mia Sorenti. Was Francis Fukiyama wrong about the end of history? Or are we still living through the argument he began? Today's episode is part one of our recent live event with political thinker and author Francis Fukiyama.

Fukiyama joined us at Union Chapel in London to discuss discussed the crisis facing liberal democracy and the changing world order. More than three decades after the end of history made him one of the world's most debated political thinkers, Fukiama reflects on a world increasingly shaped by war, populism, polarization and authoritarianism. Drawing on his new political memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man, he examines what has happened to the liberal democratic order and what Western democracies must do if they are to renew themselves. Let's join our host, Martin Wolfe, now live at Union Chapel.

So thank you very much for the introduction. Before we start, just to lay out what's going to happen, we're going to have a discussion between us of Francis Fukiama's new book. which will last about an hour, then there will be 30 minutes for questions. I will try to take questions from here and also from the gallery, though I have to say I'm pretty blinded by the lights. I'll do my best.

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