The conclusion of Leaping Decolonization revisits the intellectual landscape of North Africa in the 1980s, to assess the transformations caused by the "Debates of Decolonization." This decade saw the intellectuals of the region engaged with the turn to cultural heritage (turath) in pan-Arab intellectual debates and growing social protests triggered by neoliberal cuts and reforms. The conclusion explores how this intellectual generation grappled with these new challenges and negotiated their place in the national community. Finally, it closes with some observations on memory and the lasting legacies of these decades in the printing infrastructure of the region, how they are being remembered and idealized, and the role played by youth and the digital sphere.