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Francis Fukuyama Interview [27min]

Leading American intellectual Francis Fukuyama influenced a generation of policy makers throughout the United States with his groundbreaking thesis The End of History. His theories were taken up by the"neo-conservative" camp at the heart of President George W. Bush's government. But now Francis Fukuyama is having second thoughts. He is opposed to the war in Iraq, and he believes America is badly out of step with the world. He talks to Carrie Gracie on"The Interview" about sudden fame, falling out with colleagues, and America getting it wrong.
Read entire article at BBC World Service "The Interview"