Francis Fukuyama

Francis Fukuyama standing outside with his arms crossed.

Francis Fukuyama on 2018, a year in identity politics

Global Politics

2018 saw populist political movements drive leadership crises in France, Germany and the UK. The World asks Francis Fukuyama, author of “The End of History,” to focus on identity politics and ginned up divisions in those countries and here in the US.

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