Brian Paul Klaas (born June 29, 1986) is an American political scientist and contributing writer at

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. He is an associate professor in global politics at

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. He is the author of ''Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us.'' He is also the co-author of ''How to Rig an Election''.

Early life and education

Klaas was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota. He earned a BA (

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) from

Carleton College Carleton College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. Founded in 1866, it had 2,105 undergraduate students and 269 faculty members in fall 2016. The 200-acre main campus is between Northfield and the 800-acre Cowling ...

(2008), where he was elected to

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. 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 , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

. After completing his DPhil at New College, University of Oxford, he was a Fellow in Comparative Politics at the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

. Klaas is a frequent commentator in the media on US foreign policy and democratization. His articles have been published in ''

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Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and ...

'', ''

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'', the ''

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'', and ''

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''. He appears regularly on

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and other outlets. He was policy director and deputy campaign manager for Mark Dayton's successful bid for governor of Minnesota in

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Published works

* ''The Despot's Accomplice: How the West is Aiding and Abetting the Decline of Democracy'', Hurst, 2016, * ''The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy'',

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, 2017, * ''How to Rig an Election'',

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, 2018, *''Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us'',

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, 2021,

References

External links

Official website

LSE profile page
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