In life, history tends to be viewed in certain ways, but rarely is it treated exhaustively except by humanists and scholars. This book attempts to show the present day reality as the outcome of long-standing historical debates and dynamics that have been shaping human history since the dawn of man. By showing that yesterday's political disagreements become todays wars, the author would properly frame the present day as the determining feature in tomorrow's fate.
That makes today's political discussion somewhat precious, because as he notices, the recent development of the nuclear bomb has left the earth in a state of paranoia that has been called "The Cold War," but could also be understood as a new era of human history. From now until the end of time, how will humans ever forget how to build nuclear bombs? The promise of mutually assured discussion is the only counterbalance to the End of History as we know it.
The end of world is now a very real threat. That is the major crux of the book. To put that into perspective, Fukuyama appeals to history and time, showing that although there have been times of peace, there has never been a time of peace that was not followed by a time of war. Although the nuclear bomb's usage at the end of WWII has not been followed by another nuclear battle, Fukuyama wonders whether the end is eminent. The discussion of democracy at the end of the book is relevant to this because Fukuyama seeks to reassess the pros and cons of various government approaches in light of this new threat.
