STANFORD, California -- As distrust in existing politics grows worldwide, the liberal democratic order that has supported peace and economic growth since the end of the second World War is being tested, according to a noted U.S. political scientist.
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Francis Fukuyama said Trump's reelection sets "an extremely bad precedent for America." (Photo by Shingo Murayama)
STANFORD, California -- As distrust in existing politics grows worldwide, the liberal democratic order that has supported peace and economic growth since the end of the second World War is being tested, according to a noted U.S. political scientist.