So I have a simple framework for understanding political development. Before I answer that question I’d like to say I’m grateful to the Council, and it’s nice to be back in Washington and with an old colleague. Frank, let’s begin with the basics: What is political development? And what are the two or three most important things that all of us should know about it?įUKUYAMA: OK. This meeting, I believe, is on the record, and I think it’s being livestreamed so we’re all on the 21 st-century equivalent of television. I will pose a few questions to Frank for about half an hour, and then the floor will be open to all of you for questions or comments. Let me say, for those of you who have not yet had the chance to read those books, they are formidable, but don’t be intimidated.

Frank is the author of a number of important books, most recently two landmark works on political development, which is the subject we will be discussing today.

Frank is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, which means he has a crowded business card-(laughter)-and formerly a valued colleague at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Today we are privileged to have a conversation with Frank Fukuyama. (Applause.) Thank you for your generosity. Please stand momentarily so we can appreciate you. Welcome to Hilge Hurford and Robert Miller. I would like to recognize members of the Hurford family and the Hurford Foundation who are joining us today. Hurford, and it features individuals who represent critical new thinking in foreign policy and international affairs. This lecture was inaugurated in 2002 in memory of Council member John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture with Francis Fukuyama, to my right. MANDELBAUM: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Council and to the John B. Hurford and features individuals who represent critical new thinking in international affairs and foreign policy. Hurford Memorial Lecture was inaugurated in 2002 in memory of Council member John B. Fukuyama discusses monopolies of power, rule of law, and democratic accountabilty, and how they apply around the globe, including in the United States, China, and the Middle East. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss political development. Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, joins Michael Mandelbaum, professor at the Paul H.

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