For 35 years, political scientist Francis Fukuyama has tracked the evolution, vulnerabilities and psychological backlashes within liberal democracies to help us make sense of profound societal shifts.

So, who better to help us understand the broader implications of the Democrats sweep to power within the arc of history. And where it might take all of us?

Today, Francis Fukuyama, one of the 21st century’s most important thinkers, on the “mortifying” evolution of his country, under Donald Trump. Whether autocratic countries might inevitably become democratic. And the growing threat of nuclear warfare.

For 35 years, political scientist Francis Fukuyama has tracked the evolution, vulnerabilities and psychological backlashes within liberal democracies to help us make sense of profound societal shifts.
So, who better to help us understand the broader implications of the Democrats sweep to power within the arc of history. And where it might take all of us?
Today, Francis Fukuyama, one of the 21st century&rsquo;s most important thinkers, on the &ldquo;mortifying&rdquo; evolution of his country, under Donald Trump. Whether autocratic countries might inevitably become democratic. And the growing threat of nuclear warfare.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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Francis Fukuyama predicted Trump as a threat to democracy 34 years ago. Now he weighs in on the midterms

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