Brian Klaas

Brian Klaas grew up in Minnesota, earned his DPhil at Oxford, and is now a professor of global politics at University College London. He is a contributing writer for The Atlantic, host of the award-winning Power Corrupts podcast, and frequent guest on national television. Klaas has conducted field research across the globe and advised major politicians and organizations including NATO and the European Union. You can find him at BrianPKlaas.com and on Twitter @BrianKlaas.

Of Unborn Ghosts and Ancestral Murder; Or, Celebrating the Chaos That Led to Us

Brian Klaas Considers the Fragile Foundations of Our Individual and Collective Existence

January 24, 2024 By Brian Klaas

How Stress at Work Affects Your Body in Different Ways

Brian Klaas on What the Research Says

November 9, 2021 By Brian Klaas

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