Francis Fukuyama: 'Trump is the most disappointing thing that's happened' in decades

FRANCE 24 spoke to Francis Fukuyama, author of the 1992 book "The End of History and The Last Man", in which he asserted that the end of the Cold War had established the dominance of liberal democracies. The Stanford University professor said that the election of US President Donald Trump is "the most surprising and the most disappointing thing that's happened" since he wrote the book. "He's clearly a leader with authoritarian instincts," Fukuyama stated, adding that Trump "is in the process of trying to cut an extremely shameful deal with Russia over Ukraine".

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Francis Fukuyama: 'Trump is the most disappointing thing that's happened' in decades

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FRANCE 24 spoke to Francis Fukuyama, author of the 1992 book "The End of History and The Last Man", in which he asserted that the end of the Cold War had established the dominance of liberal democracies. The Stanford University professor said that the election of US President Donald Trump is "the most surprising and the most disappointing thing that's happened" since he wrote the book. "He's clearly a leader with authoritarian instincts," Fukuyama stated, adding that Trump "is in the process of trying to cut an extremely shameful deal with Russia over Ukraine".

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