Killian Clarke
@kbclarke.bsky.social
Scholar of revolution, protest, Middle East
Assistant Professor at Georgetown SFS
Website: www.killianclarke.com
Assistant Professor at Georgetown SFS
Website: www.killianclarke.com
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Killian Clarke
@kbclarke.bsky.social
· Oct 3
🚨🚨 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
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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
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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December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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
Georgetown School of Foreign Service assistant professor Killian Clarke joined CDDRL to discuss why counterrevolutions emerge even after successful uprisings. https://ow.ly/uj8c50XEnhu
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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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December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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
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...
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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...
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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!
November 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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!
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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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November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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
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!
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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
October 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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
🚨🚨 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
October 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🚨🚨 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
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:
The New Rentierism in the Middle East: How Gulf Oil Wealth Has Kept Democracy at Bay since 2011
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March 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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
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 🔥
🚨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
February 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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 🔥
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 👇
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...
Why Do Some Rebel Governments Last When Others Fall?
One factor matters most, and it could be a problem in Syria.
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December 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM
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 👇
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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...
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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...
December 13, 2024 at 9:48 AM
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...
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...