Dr Brian Klaas

Brian Klaas is a political scientist at UCL and a weekly columnist for the Washington Post. He has written three books: The Despot's Accomplice (Oxford University Press), The Despot's Apprentice (Hurst & Co), and How to Rig an Election (Yale University Press). His research focuses on democracy, authoritarianism, Trumpism, the nature of power, political violence, and US foreign policy. Before becoming an academic, he co-managed a winning campaign for Governor in his home state of Minnesota.

Expertise

• US foreign policy
• Trump
• Democracy
• Authoritarian populism
• Authoritarianism

Podcast

• Power Corrupts

Column

• The Washington Post