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American political scientist and journalist (born 1986)
Brian Paul Klaas (born 29 June 1986) is an American political scientist, a contributing writer at
The Atlantic ,
[1] and an associate professor in global politics at
University College London .
He co-authored How to Rig an Election (2018) and authored Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us (2021) and Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters (2024).
Education
Klaas was born in
Golden Valley, Minnesota .
[2] He earned a BA (
Summa cum laude ) from
Carleton College (2008), where he was elected to
Phi Beta Kappa . He earned an MPhil degree in political science from
St. Antony's College, University of Oxford . He subsequently completed his DPhil in political science at
New College, University of Oxford .
Career
Klaas is associate professor in global politics at
University College London . After completing his DPhil at
New College, University of Oxford , he was a Fellow in Comparative Politics at the
London School of Economics .
Klaas is a frequent commentator in the media on US foreign policy and democratization. His articles have been published in
The New York Times ,
[3]
The Financial Times ,
[4]
Foreign Affairs ,
[5]
Foreign Policy ,
[6] the
Los Angeles Times ,
[7] and
The Guardian .
[8] He appears regularly on
MSNBC ,
[9]
CNBC ,
[10]
BBC ,
[11]
CNN
[12] and other outlets.
He was policy director and deputy campaign manager for
Mark Dayton 's successful bid for governor of Minnesota in
2010 .
[2]
Publications
The Despot's Accomplice: How the West is Aiding and Abetting the Decline of Democracy ,
Hurst , 2016,
ISBN
978-1849046879
[13]
The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy ,
Skyhorse Publishing , 2017,
ISBN
978-1510735859
[14]
[15]
How to Rig an Election ,
Yale University Press , 2018,
ISBN
978-0300204438
[16]
Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us ,
Scribner , 2021,
ISBN
978-1982154097
Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters ,
Scribner , 2024,
ISBN
9781668006528
References
^ Klaas, Brian.
"Brian Klaas" . The Atlantic . Retrieved August 11, 2022 .
^
a
b Donovan, Joe.
"How Brian Klaas went from Mark Dayton's driver to one of Trump's harshest critics | City Pages" .
City Pages . Retrieved December 4, 2017 .
^ Klaas, Brian; Pack, Jason (June 14, 2015).
"Opinion | Talking With the Wrong Libyans" .
The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved December 4, 2017 .
^
"Playing politics with migrants – on both sides of the Mediterranean" . Financial Times .
^ Klaas, Brian (July 17, 2016).
"Why Coups Fail" .
Foreign Affairs . Retrieved December 4, 2017 .
^
"How Fake Democracies Damage Real Ones" .
Foreign Policy . Retrieved December 4, 2017 .
^ Dirsus, Brian Klaas and Marcel.
"The isolationist catastrophe of 'Brexit' " .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 4, 2017 .
^ Klaas, Brian (November 18, 2016).
"Dictators around the world will delight in Trump's victory" . The Guardian . Retrieved December 4, 2017 .
^ MSNBC (January 15, 2018).
"MSNBC" . Foreign Affairs: America and the World .
ISSN
0015-7120 . Retrieved January 15, 2018 .
^ CNBC (January 15, 2018).
"CNBC" . Foreign Affairs: America and the World .
ISSN
0015-7120 . Retrieved January 15, 2018 .
^ BBC (January 15, 2018).
"BBC" . Foreign Affairs: America and the World .
ISSN
0015-7120 . Retrieved January 15, 2018 .
^
"Trump's Travel Ban" . Foreign Affairs: America and the World .
CNN . January 9, 2018.
ISSN
0015-7120 . Retrieved January 15, 2018 .
^ Klaas, Brian (March 15, 2017).
The Despot's Accomplice: How the West Is Aiding and Abetting the Decline of Democracy .
Oxford University Press .
ISBN
9780190668013 .
^ Klaas, Brian (November 14, 2017).
The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy .
Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN
9781510735934 .
^ Capp, Fiona (December 14, 2017).
"The Despot's Apprentice review: Brian Klaas on Trump and the danger to democracy" – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ Klaas, Brian (April 24, 2018). How To Rig An Election .
Yale University Press .
ISBN
9781510735934 .
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