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Recent Posts
- Brigades Everywhere (12 Jun 2013)
- Autonomie de la Cyrénaïque : la Libye Menacée de Partition? (5 Jun 2013)
- Libya PM Moves State Oil HQ to Troubled Benghazi (29 May 2013)
- Political Isolation Law Claims Its First Victim (28 May 2013)
- Book Launch poster (17 May 2013)
- The 2011 Libyan Uprisings and the Struggle for the Post-Qadhafi Future (13 May 2013)
- Ministries Back to Work after Sieges End (13 May 2013)
- Britain Should Take the Lead in Libya (8 May 2013)
- Political Isolation Law Passed and Militias and Populists Still Boycott (7 May 2013)
- Blockades Polarizing Libya; Militiamen Now Hit Electricity Ministry (3 May 2013)
- Libyan Stability at Risk (2 May 2013)
- Demonstration in Support of Political Isolation Law (2 May 2013)
- Libya Gunmen Surround Tripoli Foreign Ministry (29 Apr 2013)
- French Embassy in Libya Attacked (23 Apr 2013)
- The Constituent Assembly Will Be Elected (12 Apr 2013)
- GNC Stalemate on Process for Selecting “Committee of 60″ (6 Apr 2013)
- John McCain in Libya (6 Apr 2013)
- Opinion: Libya – Technological Colony – To Be or Not to Be? (3 Apr 2013)
- Hisham Matar on NPR’s Fresh Air (3 Apr 2013)
- Advisor to Libya PM ‘Abducted’ (2 Apr 2013)
- A Thawing of Libyan Politics? (21 Mar 2013)
- Libya: Two Years Later (20 Mar 2013)
- Deborah Jones Nominated as New U.S. Ambassador to Libya (14 Mar 2013)
- Libyan PM Ali Zeidan Visits the U.S. (14 Mar 2013)
- Security Guards Injured Trying to Evict Congress Occupiers (3 Mar 2013)
- Review of Gerges’s Obama and the Middle East: The End of America’s Moment (26 Feb 2013)
- Rebels with a Pen: Observations on the Newly Emerging Media Landscape in Libya (26 Feb 2013)
- U.S.-Libya Cooperation Update (21 Feb 2013)
- The 15th February 2013 Counter Revolution that Never Was (17 Feb 2013)
- Libya Needs International Assistance, Not Drone Attacks (15 Feb 2013)
- The Importance of Stabilizing Libya (15 Feb 2013)
- Saudi Arabia to Invest in Libya? (7 Feb 2013)
- Libya’s Constitutional Committee to Be Elected (6 Feb 2013)
- Libya’s Spheres of Bad Influence (1 Feb 2013)
- Engagement in Libya Was and Remains the Right Answer (31 Jan 2013)
- Alternate Introduction to Engagement in Libya was the Right Answer (31 Jan 2013)
- Review of Michael Willis’s Power and Politics in the Maghreb (30 Jan 2013)
- What You Need to Know About Hillary Clinton’s Testimony (24 Jan 2013)
- Libya’s Fractious New Politics (17 Jan 2013)
- The 2011 Libyan Uprisings and the Struggle for the Post-Qadhafi Future (15 Jan 2013)
- Transforming Libya’s Ungoverned Spaces through Development (13 Jan 2013)
- GNC Sets Up Own Military Force (11 Jan 2013)
- Rooting Out Extremists in Libya (10 Jan 2013)
- The Country Formerly Known as GSPLAJ (8 Jan 2013)
- Details Emerge of Attack on Magarief in Sebha (7 Jan 2013)
- Another Missed Opportunity on Benghazi (4 Jan 2013)
- Ali Aujali Will Not be Foreign Minister (2 Jan 2013)
- Obama Vows to Fix Flaws Discovered in Benghazi Inquiry (1 Jan 2013)
- State Department Accountability Review on Benghazi (19 Dec 2012)
- Congressmen Move to Dismiss Mangoush as Army Chief of Staff (11 Dec 2012)
- Oil Update, Or Wait? (9 Dec 2012)
- U.S.-Approved Arms for Libya Rebels Fell Into Jihadis’ Hands (7 Dec 2012)
- Libya’s Tubu (3 Dec 2012)
- Ali Aujali Confirmed As Foreign Minister (27 Nov 2012)
- GNC Starts Constitution Debate (18 Nov 2012)
- Rising from the Ruins (17 Nov 2012)
- US-backed force in Libya face challenges: (17 Nov 2012)
- Sewehli refuses to endorse new government (15 Nov 2012)
- Finally an elected Libyan cabinet, but is it fearsome enough to govern? (7 Nov 2012)
- Libyan “Analysis” of US Election [Joke] (7 Nov 2012)
- New Libyan Cabinet Approved (31 Oct 2012)
- GNC Stormed AGAIN After Zidan Cabinet Announcement (30 Oct 2012)
- 2012 Ibrahim Index of African Governance: Governance in Libya (in Gaddafi Era) ‘Imbalanced’ (26 Oct 2012)
- Jason Pack on Al-Jazeera’s 23/10/12 Inside Story (23 Oct 2012)
- Year After Gaddafi Death Libya Confronts Successes and Failures (20 Oct 2012)
- U.S. to Help Create an Elite Libyan Force to Combat Islamic Extremists (17 Oct 2012)
- Ali Zidan Elected as Libya’s New Prime Minister (16 Oct 2012)
- Bloomberg Editors Agree: Invasion of the Drones Is Wrong Policy for U.S. in Libya (11 Oct 2012)
- Democracy is Messy – Especially in Libya (9 Oct 2012)
- Libya Awaits Announcement of New Government (7 Oct 2012)
- Congress Rejects New Libya Government (6 Oct 2012)
- U.S. Said to Be Preparing Potential Targets Tied to Libya Attack (2 Oct 2012)
- The Libya Surprise (2 Oct 2012)
- National Congress Leader Magarief Says Libya Should Be a “Secular State” (2 Oct 2012)
- 11 Killed As Libyans Depose Benghazi Militias (23 Sep 2012)
- Popular Protests: Not the first time (23 Sep 2012)
- Benghazi Anti-Militia Protest (22 Sep 2012)
- Amid Chants of ‘Free Libya, Terrorists Out,’ a Nation at a Crossroads (17 Sep 2012)
- Honoring Chris Stevens (14 Sep 2012)
- U.S. Ambassador to Libya Is Killed (12 Sep 2012)
- Libya’s Constitution Controversy (5 Sep 2012)
- GNC Decides on New Measures Concerning Selection of PM (3 Sep 2012)
- Congress Votes to Exclude its Members from Standing for PM (3 Sep 2012)
- Libya’s Largest Refinery Restarts after War Closure (3 Sep 2012)
- The Bomb Attacks in Libya: Are Gaddafi Loyalists Behind Them? (25 Aug 2012)
- Massive Damage to Major Sufi Shrine Follows Fatal Zliten Clashes (24 Aug 2012)
- Were the attacks in Tripoli actually conducted by Qadhafi loyalists? (20 Aug 2012)
- Libyan General Discusses Military Priorities (17 Aug 2012)
- What Lies Ahead for Libya: An interview with the Prime Minister (9 Aug 2012)
- Libya’s Next Step: A Panel on Voice of Russia Radio (8 Aug 2012)
- The Problem with Removing Dictators (7 Aug 2012)
- Federalists Launch Political Party (2 Aug 2012)
- Another Tell-All from Qaddafi’s Inner Circle (22 Jul 2012)
- Preliminary Election Results are In (18 Jul 2012)
- Libya’s Militia Menace (15 Jul 2012)
- Libyan Police Cadets Start a Riot (14 Jul 2012)
- Article Length German-language Interview of Jason Pack concerning the Libyan Elections (11 Jul 2012)
- Libya’s Islamists Count on Independents to Get A Majority (11 Jul 2012)
- Liberal Coalition Claim Early Lead in Libya Vote Count (9 Jul 2012)
- Libya Election: High Hopes, Turnout, and Expectations (7 Jul 2012)
- Libya’s Election: Uncertainty before and after (6 Jul 2012)
- NTC Tries to Change the Rules of the Game at the Last Minute (5 Jul 2012)
- Elections to Mark New Start for Libya Economy (4 Jul 2012)
- Voting Begins Overseas Ahead of July 7 Election (3 Jul 2012)
- Melinda Taylor Finally Freed (2 Jul 2012)
- Democracy a Learning Process as Libya Set to Vote (28 Jun 2012)
- ICC Captive Is Pawn in Struggle between Militias and the NTC (26 Jun 2012)
- ICC Expresses “Regret” over Staff Held in Libya (23 Jun 2012)
- LISCO Restarts Steel Production in Misrata (22 Jun 2012)
- Libya Dashes Hopes of Early Release for Melinda Taylor (21 Jun 2012)
- Coastal Road Blocked by Cyrenaica Federalists (20 Jun 2012)
- Uncertainties Underlie the Celebrations in Cairo (19 Jun 2012)
- Libya Wants ICC Hamstrung Via Aussie’s Capture (17 Jun 2012)
- Yemen as a Model for Syria’s Transition (14 Jun 2012)
- Libya’s Missteps Threaten Descent into Federalism (14 Jun 2012)
- Stand-off in Northern Mali (14 Jun 2012)
- Such a Quiet Libyan Stock Exchange (14 Jun 2012)
- Bernard-Henri Levy and the West’s Intervention in Libya: A Discussion with Experts (11 Jun 2012)
- Libya Splits into Disparate Militia Zones (10 Jun 2012)
- Libya Takes Baby Steps Toward Democracy (8 Jun 2012)
- Armed Salafist Protest in Benghazi (7 Jun 2012)
- Bomb Targets U.S. Mission in Libya’s Benghazi (6 Jun 2012)
- Uncertainty Abounds Around Elections and Federalism (6 Jun 2012)
- Elections To Be Delayed (3 Jun 2012)
- Libya: Open for Business? (1 Jun 2012)
- Libya Oil Output Almost Back to Prewar Level (29 May 2012)
- Libyan Rebels Head to Cannes Film Fest (25 May 2012)
- Megrahi’s Death—An End to a Century of Mistrust? (23 May 2012)
- Review of Del Boca’s Mohamed Fekini and the Fight to Free (15 May 2012)
- Libya: NTC Must Assert Itself And Consign Federalism To The Dustbin Of History (24 Apr 2012)
- Federalism in Libya: Tried and Failed (20 Apr 2012)
- Libya Violence Puts Poll Timing at Risk (10 Apr 2012)
- Jason on Press TV’s Double Standards (31 Mar 2012)
- Economists Interpretation of Van Creveld and Pack’s Thoughts on Iran (26 Mar 2012)
- Solve Syria, Leave Iran Alone (20 Mar 2012)
- Preliminary Details of Book (18 Mar 2012)
- Hands On Syria, Hands Off Iran (14 Mar 2012)
- Libya: NTC Must Exercise Authority And Tackle Militias (26 Feb 2012)
- Summary of my Monograph Translated into Arabic (23 Feb 2012)
- In War’s Wake: The Struggle for Post-Qadhafi Libya (23 Feb 2012)
- U.S. Needs A Grand Strategy in Its Relationship with China (7 Feb 2012)
- Qatar: Kingmakers in Syria? (18 Jan 2012)
- NYT Article: In the Arab Spring, Watch Turkey (5 Jan 2012)
- Kurds Look to Old Enemies for Survival (27 Dec 2011)
- Beauty Meets the Beast—Nancy Ajram Encounters Kurdistan (22 Dec 2011)
- Libya in Transition: Implications and Opportunities for Britain (12 Dec 2011)
- Evidence Submitted to Foreign Affairs Select Committee (7 Dec 2011)
- Libya Must Bring Militias into the Fold (23 Nov 2011)
- The Zintan Rebels Strike Back (22 Nov 2011)
- Capturing the Qaddafis (21 Nov 2011)
- Review of Baldinetti’s The Origins of the Libyan Nation (20 Nov 2011)
- Post-Gaddafi Libya Should Think Local (23 Oct 2011)
- Libya After Gaddafi: Experts Fear Chaos, See Opportunity (23 Oct 2011)
- Young Qaddafi and King Idris (22 Oct 2011)
- RIP Qaddafi (21 Oct 2011)
- Libya Must Repay its Backers with a ‘Peace Dividend’ (20 Oct 2011)
- Qaddafi’s Legacy (20 Oct 2011)
- Saddam and Qaddafi (20 Oct 2011)
- How Libya’s Archives Survived the War (4 Oct 2011)
- Winning The Peace in Libya Collectively (1 Oct 2011)
- Crossing Into Libya (30 Sep 2011)
- First Revolution, Now Democracy (30 Sep 2011)
- Bullets in the Air (20 Sep 2011)
- Birth of a Modern Islamist Ideology? (19 Sep 2011)
- Tunisia (16 Sep 2011)
- Economist Letter to the Editor on Tribes (8 Sep 2011)
- Pack BBC Piece on Libya in the 1940s (1 Sep 2011)
- The Seif Paradox (24 Aug 2011)
- The Liberation of Tripoli (23 Aug 2011)
- Review of Vandewalle’s Libya since 1969 (15 Jun 2011)
- Jason on Riz Khan with Dirk Vandewalle (19 Apr 2011)
- The Two Faces of Libya’s Rebels (5 Apr 2011)
- The Case for Intervention on Strategic Grounds (17 Mar 2011)
- Abdullah Sanussi and Qaddafi’s Inner Circle (23 Feb 2011)