Brian Klaas Explained

Brian Klaas
Birth Date:29 June 1986
Birth Place:Golden Valley, Minnesota, U.S.
Subjects:Democratization, Chaos theory, American Politics

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. 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,[2] The Financial Times,[3] Foreign Affairs,[4] Foreign Policy,[5] the Los Angeles Times,[6] and The Guardian.[7] He appears regularly on MSNBC,[8] CNBC,[9] BBC,[10] CNN[11] and other outlets.

He was policy director and deputy campaign manager for Mark Dayton's successful bid for governor of Minnesota in 2010.[12]

Publications

Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klaas . Brian . Brian Klaas . 2022-08-11 . The Atlantic . en-US.
  2. News: Opinion Talking With the Wrong Libyans. Klaas. Brian. 2015-06-14. The New York Times. 2017-12-04. Pack. Jason. en-US. 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: Playing politics with migrants – on both sides of the Mediterranean. Financial Times. subscription.
  4. News: Why Coups Fail. Klaas. Brian. 2016-07-17. Foreign Affairs. 2017-12-04. en-US.
  5. Web site: How Fake Democracies Damage Real Ones. Foreign Policy. 2017-12-04.
  6. News: The isolationist catastrophe of 'Brexit'. Dirsus. Brian Klaas and Marcel. Los Angeles Times. 2017-12-04. en-US.
  7. News: Dictators around the world will delight in Trump's victory. Klaas. Brian. 2016-11-18. The Guardian. 2017-12-04. en-GB.
  8. News: MSNBC. MSNBC. Foreign Affairs: America and the World. 2018-01-15 . 2018-01-15. en-US. 0015-7120.
  9. News: CNBC. CNBC. Foreign Affairs: America and the World. 2018-01-15. 2018-01-15. en-US. 0015-7120.
  10. News: BBC. BBC. Foreign Affairs: America and the World. 2018-01-15. 2018-01-15. en-US. 0015-7120.
  11. News: Trump's Travel Ban. Foreign Affairs: America and the World. 2018-01-09. CNN. 2018-01-15. en-US. 0015-7120.
  12. Web site: How Brian Klaas went from Mark Dayton's driver to one of Trump's harshest critics City Pages. Donovan. Joe. City Pages. 2017-12-04.
  13. Book: Klaas, Brian. The Despot's Accomplice: How the West Is Aiding and Abetting the Decline of Democracy. 2017-03-15. Oxford University Press. 9780190668013. en.
  14. Book: Klaas, Brian. The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy. 2017-11-14. Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. 9781510735934. en.
  15. Web site: The Despot's Apprentice review: Brian Klaas on Trump and the danger to democracy. Fiona. Capp. December 14, 2017. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  16. Book: Klaas, Brian. How To Rig An Election. 2018-04-24. Yale University Press. 9781510735934. en.

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