Brian Klaas

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Brian Klaas
Born (1986-06-29) June 29, 1986 (age 38)
Golden Valley, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation
  • Academic
  • author
  • columnist
Alma mater
Subjects Democratization, Chaos theory, American Politics
Website
brianpklaas.com

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.

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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

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References

  1. ↑ Klaas, Brian. "Brian Klaas". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Klaas, Brian; Pack, Jason (June 14, 2015). "Opinion | Talking With the Wrong Libyans". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Playing politics with migrants – on both sides of the Mediterranean" . Financial Times.
  5. ↑ Klaas, Brian (July 17, 2016). "Why Coups Fail". Foreign Affairs . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "How Fake Democracies Damage Real Ones". Foreign Policy . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ Dirsus, Brian Klaas and Marcel. "The isolationist catastrophe of 'Brexit'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ Klaas, Brian (November 18, 2016). "Dictators around the world will delight in Trump's victory". The Guardian. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ MSNBC (January 15, 2018). "MSNBC". Foreign Affairs: America and the World. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ CNBC (January 15, 2018). "CNBC". Foreign Affairs: America and the World. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ BBC (January 15, 2018). "BBC". Foreign Affairs: America and the World. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Trump's Travel Ban". Foreign Affairs: America and the World. CNN. January 9, 2018. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Klaas, Brian (November 14, 2017). The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN   9781510735934.
  15. ↑ Capp, Fiona (December 14, 2017). "The Despot's Apprentice review: Brian Klaas on Trump and the danger to democracy" – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
  16. ↑ Klaas, Brian (April 24, 2018). How To Rig An Election. Yale University Press. ISBN   9781510735934.

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