I've been in Libya this week giving a series of talks related to The 2011 Libyan Uprisings and the Search for the Post Qadhafi Future, among other things.The Libya Herald has mentioned the talk I gave on August 28 for the Libya launch of the book at Tripoli's former Jihad Hall. You can read more in "New book on the Libyan Revolution and the Post-revolution era launched in Tripoli".This event was mentioned as prelude to a book review written by Nate Mason, who formerly served as Commercial Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli from December 2011 to March 2013.Nate Mason writes:
"Is Libya a collection of tribes that cycle through power with the old tribal configurations from the Senussi era now returning to the fore? Or is Libya a collection of individuals with resources and justice dispensed primarily according to the law? Or is Libya really three countries confederated into one? Or is it an Islamic Emirate? The resolution of the tug-of-war between the centre and the periphery will come down to what Libyans decide and which groups have the power to implement their desires. Jason Pack’s The 2011 Libyan Uprisings and The Struggle for the Post-Qadhafi Future is an excellent book that will give readers the context to follow the choices as Libyans make them."