Tag: Francis Fukuyama

  • Nation & World

    GSAS presents Centennial Medals

    On May 25, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences awarded the Centennial Medal to four alumni who have made extraordinary contributions to society. The medal, GSAS’s highest honor, was first awarded in 1989 on the 100th anniversary of the School’s founding.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    How to build a nation

    While the structures of state can be created by outsiders, national identities can only be created from within, and they commonly arise through shared language, culture, history, and ideals, political theorist Francis Fukuyama says.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Giant steps

    Scholars and editors debate and celebrate the legacy of their late mentor, Samuel P. Huntington.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The way forward

    Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey’s minister of foreign affairs, delivered messages of cooperation and inclusiveness while elaborating on his six principles for Turkey’s future at a Harvard Kennedy School forum.

    3 minutes