"The End of History and the Last Man"

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In his book, "The End of History and the Last Man", Francis Fukuyama states that, over the past decade, there has been worldwide agreement concerning the validity of liberal democracy as this system of government replaced other economic approaches, such as hereditary monarchy, fascism, socialism, and communism. The paper examines forms of government in relation to liberal democracy, including democracy within the context of 9/11.

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"When President Bush declared war against terrorism and decided to go into Iraq, the European nations did not immediately jump on the bandwagon by any means. Europeans complained that the United States was acting like the Lone Ranger in threatening to go to war in Iraq without the approval of the "world community." The European position was that the diplomacy of the international community, working through the United Nations, could eventually have handled the Iraq problem without the terrible cost of war. What has occurred in Iraq since then has not helped the situation. If anything, the European countries and the United States are becoming further apart especially with the increasing strength of the EU. Fukuyama has responded to critics since the September 11 bombing and feels he is still justified in his beliefs. He sees these terrorists as a tiny faction of the Muslim world."

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