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Francis Fukuyama

@frankfukuyama.bsky.social
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Drone pilot, cabinetmaker, and fan of classic social theory. Owner of @americanpurpose.bsky.social

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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 11h
Has Vučić Overplayed His Hand? open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Has Vučić Overplayed His Hand?
The student-led opposition is using his own tactics against him in the upcoming Serbian elections.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 12h
Europe is Running Out of Energy—and Ideas open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Europe is Running Out of Energy—and Ideas
The continent is bracing for another crisis—but the solution is in its hands.
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Michael Kovrig @kovrig.bsky.social · 18h
Thymos, as @frankfukuyama.bsky.social articulates it, is the desire for recognition of dignity. He distinguishes between recognition as an equal and recognition as superior. The essay focuses on the second kind, especially when a leader ties his own status to the status of the nation. 2/8
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 13h
The AfD Emerged From a Respect Deficit open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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The AfD Emerged From a Respect Deficit
West Germans never fully treated Easterners as equal. Cue the AfD.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Where Do Middle Powers Go Next? open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Where Do Middle Powers Go Next?
Mark Carney has called for the nations to work together if they are to succeed. But will they?
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A New Strategy to Instill Loyalty in Iran open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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A New Strategy to Instill Loyalty in Iran
Since the inception of the Islamic Republic, the police force has been a powerful tool of repression. Now recruits will be indoctrinated from a younger age.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Why I Changed My Mind About AI Risk open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Why I Changed My Mind About AI Risk
On accelerationists and doomers.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Why I Changed My Mind About AI Risk open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Why I Changed My Mind About AI Risk
On accelerationists and doomers.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why Trump May Have Missed His Son’s Wedding open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Why Trump May Have Missed His Son’s Wedding
Perhaps he didn't want to be pictured alongside a Russian oligarch.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How To Talk to a Tyrant open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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How To Talk to a Tyrant
Why Mark Carney knew what an ancient philosopher did not.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Swarms of AI Committing Crime For Money open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Swarms of AI Committing Crime For Money
It’s more likely than you think.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Why America Is Losing the New Cold War open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Why America Is Losing the New Cold War
We must stop repeating the same mistakes.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Join Frank and Yascha in London on Sunday! open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Join Frank and Yascha in London on Sunday!
Don’t miss your chance to hear Francis Fukuyama discuss his new memoir.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Washington Learns the Wrong Lessons from Beijing open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Washington Learns the Wrong Lessons from Beijing
The state can't just prop up the companies it wants to succeed.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Bob Wright on the Future of Artificial Intelligence open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Bob Wright on the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Bob Wright is a journalist, author, and podcast host.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
On Executive Authority open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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On Executive Authority
Francis Fukuyama explores how President Trump has tried to expand executive authority, the impact of his actions on how America will be governed in the future, and the choice facing the next U.S.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
How Trans Activism Became So Radical open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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How Trans Activism Became So Radical
The trans movement won the lottery. Then they lost it all.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
What Our Heroes Tell Us About America open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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What Our Heroes Tell Us About America
Our shared memories expose who we really are as a nation.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Serbia Turns Toward the West open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Serbia Turns Toward the West
President Vučić is navigating a course between Putin and Trump—but will soon have to choose.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
At the end of the 60 day deadline, Iran is in a stronger position because the credibility of Trump's threats are so low: youtu.be/BEtlo6FmIqQ
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Trump is stuck in Iran #francisfukuyama
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
On Executive Authority open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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On Executive Authority
Francis Fukuyama explores how President Trump has tried to expand executive authority, the impact of his actions on how America will be governed in the future, and the choice facing the next U.S.
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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Both @frankfukuyama.bsky.social and I are from the generation that watched the Outer Limits. Here (on the Frankly Fukuyama podcast, discussing my book on AI: t.co/1JK9U7Bdgi ) we swap memories of AI-relevant episodes.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
What Ceuta Shows About Europe open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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What Ceuta Shows About Europe
Why left vs right is too simplistic to explain attitudes to immigration.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Please come hear me when I'm in the UK next month: profilebooks.com/2026/07/17/j...
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Join Francis Fukuyama on his UK book tour for In the Realm of the Last Man - Profile Books
Francis Fukuyama is going on tour in the UK to celebrate the publication of his upcoming memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man, publishing 8th September. Come along to one of the following events to se...
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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Next month, we welcome back to our stage @frankfukuyama.bsky.social, who will discuss his personal history as political history. He'll be in conversation with Tim Anaya. Wed, Sep 16 / 6 p.m. PDT in downtown San Francisco Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Putin is Running Out of Troops open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Putin is Running Out of Troops
As the war in Ukraine continues, Russian military recruitment is lagging.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
@robertwrighter.bsky.social and I have a talk about what implications AI may have for our understanding of what it means to be human: youtu.be/2EszI4tMe5o
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Robert Wright on AI and The God Test #francisfukuyama
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Resistance to Authoritarianism Must Be Local open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Resistance to Authoritarianism Must Be Local
Lessons from recent history.
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Mietzschevelli @geminipages.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Tho I like Fukuyama's idea of isothymia, the will to equal recognition, I think people are driven by something like the will to dignity. The two are different. Even if everyone were being treated equally badly, people could still revolt because the treatment itself is degrading.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The future of executive power after Trump: youtu.be/OeMTb8QVBqU
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The Future of Executive Authority After Trump #francisfukuyama
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Grave Choice Facing the Next President open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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The Grave Choice Facing the Next President
What to do with all the power Trump accumulated?
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Germany Has Lost the Thread on Immigration open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Germany Has Lost the Thread on Immigration
Last week’s terror attack makes that clear.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
J.K. Rowling Is Turning A Free Speech Victory Into A Defeat open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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J.K. Rowling Is Turning A Free Speech Victory Into A Defeat
The backlash against Amnesty was justified. Suing them out of existence is not.
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Maciej Mączka @maciejmaczka.eurosky.social · 27/07/2026
For free, fascinating prof. For free, prof. @frankfukuyama.bsky.social connection to Sun Yat-sen, early understanding French postmodernism is an academic joke, origins of the expression "the end of history" and about some internal contradictions of democracy. Thank you!
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The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: His Life and Ideas
Francis Fukuyama discusses the experiences and individuals that shaped him.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Josh Harder on Why America Needs to Build open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Josh Harder on Why America Needs to Build
In this conversation, recorded at the New Liberal Action Summit organized by the Center for New Liberalism in Washington, D.C., Francis Fukuyama interviews Representative Josh Harder about the obstacl...
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: His Life and Ideas open.substack.com/pub/yaschamo...
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The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: His Life and Ideas
Francis Fukuyama discusses the experiences and individuals that shaped him.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Misguided Panic About Superintelligence open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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The Misguided Panic About Superintelligence
You can’t ban something that doesn’t exist.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This promotion is ending today.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In light of today's news about a rogue AI agent, we might want to take this warning seriously: youtu.be/WN8qL8gQ5Zk
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The Dangers of Supeintelligence #francisfukuyama
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Good Fight Club: Refounding Liberalism, Gen Z’s Political Instincts, and a Watergate Ghost Story open.substack.com/pub/yaschamo...
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The Good Fight Club: Refounding Liberalism, Gen Z’s Political Instincts, and a Watergate Ghost Story
Francis Fukuyama, Linda Chavez, and Rachel Janfaza join Yascha Mounk to discuss what a radical liberal agenda might look like today.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Dorothy Fields Showed Us the Best of America open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Dorothy Fields Showed Us the Best of America
The songwriter was one of the great architects of U.S. identity.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
If you can get to Oxford on Sept. 4, please come hear me talk about my new memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On the real meaning of July 4: youtu.be/c9ycIpmhhsg
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The Real Meaning of July 4 #francisfukuyama
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Why Russia Is Running Out of Time In Crimea open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Why Russia Is Running Out of Time In Crimea
Ukraine now has the upper hand.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A New State Capitalism open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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A New State Capitalism
Why the U.S. government’s increasing involvement in business deals is undermining our democracy.
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FSI Stanford @fsi.stanford.edu · 30/06/2026
The dangers of AI are already here, and discussions of AI regulation need to shift from if regulation is needed to how regulation is going to be codified, says Francis Fukuyama. @frankfukuyama.bsky.social
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America’s AI Policy Is Truly Chaotic
What we need is real regulation, fast.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trump’s Threat to Scientific Research open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Trump’s Threat to Scientific Research
Why the administration’s plan will shift accountability from scientific standards to political review.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
America’s AI Policy Is Truly Chaotic open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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America’s AI Policy Is Truly Chaotic
What we need is real regulation, fast.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Belarus Steps Back From Russia open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Belarus Steps Back From Russia
How Lukashenko exposed Putin’s weakness.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Trump Lost Both the War and the Negotiation open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Trump Lost Both the War and the Negotiation
America didn’t achieve a single one of its aims in Iran.
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