Francis Fukuyama

There is mounting concern among commentators and analysts over the future of Greek-Turkish talks aimed at gradually normalizing relations between the two countries. This is especially so in light of the meeting that has been announced between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on December 7 in Thessaloniki.

The Prime Minister’s discussion with renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama took place as part of the 27th annual Economist Government Roundtable

Greece is in a position to talk to all sides involved in the Mideast conflict except Hamas, which is a "terrorist organization that does not represent the Palestinian people," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, adding that there can be no solution to the crisis without its "strategic defeat."

Since 1992, Francis Fukuyama has often been called upon to explain how his prediction of the definitive dominance of the liberal democracy model after the fall of communism has been tested by events - by the internal convulsions in Western democracies and by the apparent success of authoritarian regimes such as China. But his theory has never lost its appeal.

About 30 years ago, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, ideas about the "free market" and its magical powers were becoming almost depressingly dominant.

The İzmir Metropolitan Municipality will organize an international economy meeting next month, which is dedicated to Türkiye's first economy congress held in İzmir a century ago.

"The Economy Congress of the Second Century will convene between Feb. 15 and 21, and the roadmap of the new century's economy will be shared with the nation," İzmir Mayor Tunç Soyer said on Jan. 19.

National drones have done much to promote Turkey's rise as a regional power in 2020, according to an American political scientist.

Here's how "The End of History and the Last Man," the 1992 best seller of political philosopher and Stanford University professor Francis Fukuyama, ends: "Perhaps this very prospect of centuries of boredom at the end of history will serve to get history started once again." Clearly, the engines of history restarted and have been working at warp speed in the past three decades.

There has been plenty of bargaining in this era of instability and geopolitical shifts.

A characteristic example is the "diplomacy of the sons-in-law", an apt description of the "trade" between Trump and Erdogan covering everyone and everything in violation of the norms that prevailed on the international stage in previous years.

The Athens Democracy Forum made me understand that populism has a positive side that acts as a warning bell for democracy from turning overly elitist. However, I also came to see that populism has contributed to the extreme polarization of society in several countries and has negatively impacted climate politics.