American left wing 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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