The End of “The End of History”?
summary
Panel reopens Fukuyama’s claim that liberal democracy may be fragile and names concrete threats: social media algorithms amplify polarizing content and act as propaganda on steroids, with nine companies accounting for roughly 100% of global social platforms. Europe debates boosting defense to 2–4% of GDP but currently sends about 0.15% of GDP in annual support to Ukraine; proposals focus on practical outputs—air defense, drones, AI R&D—and whether rearmament yields growth multipliers near one.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:45History concept explained
- 3:17Global disorder and order
- 6:09Economic challenges and defense
- 12:10Social media eroding trust
- 17:57TikTok threats to democracy
- 20:53Defending democracy and ambition
- 24:09Values and Ukraine support
- 26:57Hope for liberal democracy
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