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Brian Klass is a professor of global politics at university college london. His books include the despot's accomplice, how the west is aiding and abetting the decline of democracy. He has just published a new book called corruptible which looks into the psychology behind those who grab power. Bryan joins opple bom to talk about his latest work as well as why he thinks people in the west have been tainted by their interactions with autocracies around the world.

Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? It’s a question that runs through the heart of the work of Brian Klaas, professor of global politics at University College London and Washington Post columnist. His latest book is 'Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us', which looks at the psychology behind those who seek power. Pulitzer-prize winning historian and journalist Anne Applebaum speaks with Brian about what the book reveals.

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