🚨 New in @apsrjournal.bsky.social! 🚨How do the origins of authoritarian regimes shape their subsequent trajectories? @kbclarke.bsky.social @jackpaine.bsky.social and I are excited to share "Rebel Victory and Authoritarian (Dis)Order" /1

In March, we hosted a book launch for @kbclarke.bsky.social's 'Return of Tyranny', a global study of counterrevolutions since 1900 that offers new evidence on how Egypt’s 2011 revolution was reversed. 🎧 Listen to the event recording: soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...

Loved presenting my book at City College and @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social yesterday. Thank you to @dbgreenwald.bsky.social for arranging the talks, to MEMEAC for hosting, and to @jillianschwedler.bsky.social and Guillermo Sardi Garcia for excellent discussant comments

Diana B. Greenwald@dbgreenwald.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We were delighted to host @kbclarke.bsky.social for a double-header at City College and the CUNY Grad Center yesterday, to hear about his exciting, agenda-setting new book on counterrevolutions: www.cambridge.org/core/books/r... Students and colleagues across campuses were so stimulated and engaged.

Happening today!

LSE Middle East Centre@lsemiddleeast.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join us on Tuesday March 3rd for the launch of @kbclarke.bsky.social's 'Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed', published by @universitypress.cambridge.org. Find out more and register to attend: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

Really looking forward to talking about my book, Return of Tyranny, on March 3 at LSE’s @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social. If you are in London, please come! Details 👇

LSE Middle East Centre@lsemiddleeast.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join us on Tuesday March 3rd for the launch of @kbclarke.bsky.social's 'Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed', published by @universitypress.cambridge.org. Find out more and register to attend: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

Had a great conversation with @edinur.bsky.social on @apublicaffair.bsky.social about my book…and many other things! We talked about global democratic backsliding, the strengths and weaknesses of today’s social movements, and forms of tyranny past and present. Thanks for having me!

A Public Affair@apublicaffair.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🎙️On today's show, Killian Clarke discusses why some nonviolent social movement succeed and others fail. His new book is Return of Tyranny from @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/how-to-make-...

🚨🚨 Junior scholars working on Middle East politics (broadly defined): Have your advisers / mentors nominate your dissertation for the 2026 @apsamena.bsky.social best dissertation award! Senior scholars: please nominate your students! Deadline is Sunday, Feb 1

APSA MENA Politics Section@apsamena.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Just under two weeks to go! Submit nominations for APSA MENA awards for Best Book, Best Article (awards open to Best Fieldwork + Best Dataset), Best Dissertation, and Best APSA Paper by February 1. Self-nominations are welcome - let's celebrate your work! Details: apsamena.org/awards/apsa-...

What a treat to be featured on one of my favorite podcasts. I had a great conversation with @abuaardvark.bsky.social about my new book. Thank you @pomeps.bsky.social for hosting me and for continuing to promote new MENA political science research

POMEPS@pomeps.bsky.social · 6mo ago

On this week's episode of the podcast, Killian Clarke joined Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed. Also, Marc shares more academic research on Egypt. Check it out here: pomeps.org/return-of-ty...

Democratic revolutions can be powerful — and fragile. Georgetown School of Foreign Service assistant professor Killian Clarke joined CDDRL to discuss why counterrevolutions emerge even after successful uprisings. https://ow.ly/uj8c50XEnhu

The Fragility of Democratic Revolutions: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and

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One year in, has Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) restored order to Syria and brought justice to the victims of the Assad dictatorship? Professor @kbclarke.bsky.social spoke to us about the current environment and what the near-term future looks like. Read more: https://bit.ly/4iVg574

Five questions about Syria one year after Assad’s ouster | School of Foreign Service | Georgetown

On December 8, 2024, the dictator who had led Syria for more than two decades was ousted from power in a rebel offensive. In the year since Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, Syrians have attempted to re...

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I was pleased to talk about Return of Tyranny recently on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Very insightful questions from Miranda Melcher -- we covered a lot! The full episode is available here: newbooksnetwork.com/return-of-ty...

Killian Clarke@kbclarke.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨🚨 I’m thrilled to share that my book, Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed, will be published this month with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org in their Comparative Politics Series

Last Thursday, we hosted the launch of SFS Assistant Professor Killian Clarke's new book, Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed. Congratulations to Professor @kbclarke.bsky.social on this great accomplishment!

20 years after Saddam Hussein’s fall, what can upcoming elections tell us about the future of #Iraq’s democracy? Read our latest Crown Conversation by Killian Clarke, Candace Lukasik, & Kerem Uşşaklı: www.brandeis.edu/crown/public... | @kbclarke.bsky.social @clukasik.bsky.social

A Thousand Saddams: The Fate of Iraq’s Democracy

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Happening tomorrow!! In-person @mortaracenter.bsky.social @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social and online!

Killian Clarke@kbclarke.bsky.social · 10mo ago

There's a book launch at Georgetown on October 30, hosted by @mortaracenter.bsky.social and with my fantastic colleague @laiabalcells.bsky.social as discussant. If you’re in the DC area, please consider joining!

Officially published today!! There will be a book launch at Georgetown in a week (now also with a virtual option for those not in DC). More details below 👇 and register here: tinyurl.com/2fdxwmv2

Book Launch: Return of Tyranny

Join us at the Mortara Center for the launch of Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed, by Professor Killian Clarke. Thi...

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Killian Clarke@kbclarke.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨🚨 I’m thrilled to share that my book, Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed, will be published this month with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org in their Comparative Politics Series

🚨🚨 I’m thrilled to share that my book, Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed, will be published this month with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org in their Comparative Politics Series

Thanks to the @mes-crown.bsky.social for inviting me to write this piece about how oil wealth has empowered Saudi Arabia and the UAE to be the main spoilers of democratic change in the Middle East since 2011

Crown Center for Middle East Studies@mes-crown.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW MIDDLE EAST BRIEF: Why have so many democratic uprisings in the Middle East failed to bring lasting change? @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social asst. prof. @kbclarke.bsky.social argues that oil wealth is a major reason—though not for the reasons usually raised. Find out more:

Cool-looking new paper from @annemeng.bsky.social and @anthlittle.bsky.social. If it’s anything like their past work, it’s sure to be 🔥

Anne Meng@annemeng.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨New paper alert!🚨 @anthlittle.bsky.social and I are excited to share “Presidential Election Concessions.” We present a new global dataset on concessions in presidential elections in all countries worldwide from 1980 to 2024 /1

Pleased to see research I’ve been working on with @annemeng.bsky.social and @jackpaine.bsky.social on rebel regimes featured in the @nytimes.com Interpreter column this week. The piece does a nice job summarizing our paper’s implications for the challenges that may be ahead in #Syria. Link 👇

Anne Meng@annemeng.bsky.social · 2y ago

My paper with @kbclarke.bsky.social and Jack Paine, “Violent Origins and Authoritarian Order: Divergent Trajectories after Successful Rebellions,” was featured in a NYT article analyzing recent events in Syria! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/w...

Its become unfashionable/naive to say it, but democracy is still the 'least worst' way of protecting a revolution. A very timely study from @kbclarke.bsky.social @annemeng.bsky.social @jackpaine.bsky.social analyses 84 times a regime has been overthrown since 1900... osf.io/preprints/os...