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An ex-US campaign advisor who has sat with the world's dictators explains Donald Trump's increasingly authoritarian tactics and the threat they pose to American democracy.
'Brian Klaas uses his knowledge of the world's despotic regimes to shed light on authoritarian tendencies in contemporary America. A chilling reminder of the very real threats the the Trump administration poses to American democracy, and essential reading for those who want to do something about it.'
'The Despot's Apprentice is morally righteous in the best sense of that word. Brian Klaas offers an erudite and persuasive plea to resist both budding and aspiring despots, both in the United States and around the world.'
'Thank goodness for Brian Klaas. At a moment of unprecedented political crisis for the United States, he's one of the very few experts to offer a much-needed global perspective on the Trump phenomenon. Trump, he shows, is less an exception than part of an ominous global trend: disillusionment with democracy. A sharp-sighted and urgently needed book.'
'A thorough and thought-provoking primer on the threat to democracy posed by -- and I can't believe I'm saying this -- the current president of the United States.'
'With so many individual scandals, it's easy to lose perspective of the Trump administration's broad threat to our Republic. In The Despot's Apprentice, Brian Klaas takes on the herculean task of documenting the abundant transgressions of a demagogue, giving us essential insight into the implications for free and open society. As Klaas skilfully explains, if we are to beat back the specter of despotism, it will be a result of citizens' devotion to democratic principles.'
'This piece of investigative journalism should be taken seriously on both sides of the pond. The author's observations on dictatorships across the globe sharpen up our understanding of the weakening of democracy and the attacks on press freedom that are part and parcel of the Trump phenomenon.'
Brian Klaas is the author of The Despot's Accomplice, also published by Hurst, and a Fellow in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics, where he focuses on democratisation and political violence. He has advised several national governments and major international NGOs, including International Crisis Group, the Carter Center, and One Earth Future. Klaas received his doctorate from the University of Oxford. He has written op-eds for The New York Times, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and has a column in the Washington Post.
'Brian Klaas uses his knowledge of the world's despotic regimes to shed light on authoritarian tendencies in contemporary America. A chilling reminder of the very real threats the the Trump administration poses to American democracy, and essential reading for those who want to do something about it.'
'The Despot's Apprentice is morally righteous in the best sense of that word. Brian Klaas offers an erudite and persuasive plea to resist both budding and aspiring despots, both in the United States and around the world.'
'Thank goodness for Brian Klaas. At a moment of unprecedented political crisis for the United States, he's one of the very few experts to offer a much-needed global perspective on the Trump phenomenon. Trump, he shows, is less an exception than part of an ominous global trend: disillusionment with democracy. A sharp-sighted and urgently needed book.'
'A thorough and thought-provoking primer on the threat to democracy posed by -- and I can't believe I'm saying this -- the current president of the United States.'
'With so many individual scandals, it's easy to lose perspective of the Trump administration's broad threat to our Republic. In The Despot's Apprentice, Brian Klaas takes on the herculean task of documenting the abundant transgressions of a demagogue, giving us essential insight into the implications for free and open society. As Klaas skilfully explains, if we are to beat back the specter of despotism, it will be a result of citizens' devotion to democratic principles.'
'This piece of investigative journalism should be taken seriously on both sides of the pond. The author's observations on dictatorships across the globe sharpen up our understanding of the weakening of democracy and the attacks on press freedom that are part and parcel of the Trump phenomenon.'
Brian Klaas is the author of The Despot's Accomplice, also published by Hurst, and a Fellow in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics, where he focuses on democratisation and political violence. He has advised several national governments and major international NGOs, including International Crisis Group, the Carter Center, and One Earth Future. Klaas received his doctorate from the University of Oxford. He has written op-eds for The New York Times, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and has a column in the Washington Post.