Fukuyama
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The post-Cold War “end of history” era, a term popularized by political scientist Francis Fukuyama in 1989, was built around the idea that liberal democracy and the U.S.-led order had triumphed, Reid said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Needless to say, Fukuyama was wrong, although not everyone has woken up and smelled the coffee.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024
Rather than being fed content according to the platforms’ internal algorithms, “a competitive ecosystem of middleware providers … could filter platform content according to the user’s individual preferences,” writes Fukuyama.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
As political scientist Francis Fukuyama had suggested not long before that, the world had reached the end of history: the final triumph of liberal democracy and its accompanying ideological virtues.
From Slate • May 15, 2024
Similarly, every fin de siecle has its Fukuyama, proclaiming the end of history and the victory of liberalism and capitalism.
From Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Vaknin, Samuel
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