Our Team
The Libya-Analysis team has worked in and on Libya, both before and after 2011. They speak English and Arabic, as well as several other languages, and are based in Libya and all around the globe. Our team has expertise across a range of sectors and disciplines including political risk, oil and gas, shipping, security, economic institutions, international development and business intelligence.
Jason Pack, President
Jason Pack is an author, columnist and the founder of Libya-Analysis. Over the last decade, Pack has advised the United Nations, NATO and most western governments on formulating policy towards Libya. His latest book is Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder and his latest project is NATO & the Global Enduring Disorder.
He has served as an expert for media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs and many others. Pack is also a frequent television commentator. Jason speaks fluent Arabic. You can follow him on Twitter here and find his CV here.
You can contact Jason at jason@libya-analysis.com
Rhiannon Smith, Managing Director
Rhiannon Smith has been Managing Director of Libya-Analysis since 2016. She regularly delivers high-level briefings on Libya to government entities, international organisations, corporations and academic conferences. Smith is the author of more than a dozen articles on Libya including “Non-Military Perspectives on Recent Developments in Libya” for NATO.
She has commented on Libya in media outlets including Politico, the New Statesman and the Middle East Eye. Rhiannon speaks English, Arabic and French.
You can contact Rhiannon at rhi@libya-analysis.com
Stefano Marcuzzi, Senior Analyst
Stefano Marcuzzi is an Adjunct Fellow at the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe) of the University College Dublin (UCD), an analyst in Emerging Challenges at the NATO Defense College Foundation (Rome) and an external fellow at Boston University (BU). He took his DPhil in History at the University of Oxford in 2016, and was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. He joined the SPIRe in 2018 as a Marie Curie Fellow with a research project on EU and NATO crisis management in Libya (2011-2021).
His publications include multiple reports for the NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence, the NATO Defense College, Carnegie, and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, as well as two monographs, Le guerre di Libia: Un secolo di conquiste e rivoluzioni (Bologna: Il Mulino 2021), and The EU, NATO and the Libya Conflict: Anatomy of a Failure (London: Routledge 2021).
You can contact Stefano at Stefano@libya-analysis.com
Our Consultants
Libya-Analysis maintains a broad network of world-class researchers and experts, both inside Libya and internationally. Our consultants have expertise in fields as varied as law, anthropology and data science. By working together, we can tackle your most complex problems from all sides.
Strategic Partners
Libya-Analysis’ strategic partnerships with organisations working across different sectors within Libya allow us to provide our clients with a wider range of services.
Libya-Analysis is the Research Partner for the American Chamber of Commerce in Libya (AmCham Libya). The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes and sectors. There are over 100 international Chambers located outside the U.S., of which AmCham Libya is one. AmCham Libya facilitates business between the U.S. and Libya, provides a forum in which American and Libyan business people can identify and address common areas of interest regarding their commercial interests in Libya and has as its goal the promotion of a vibrant economy. The redevelopment of Libya represents an enormous opportunity for the companies involved, and AmCham provides a platform for its members to successfully participate in this important endeavor. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a member, please go to www.libyaamcham.com.
Libya-Analysis is proud to partner with The Libya Consultancy to provide turnkey operational support services in Libya. Working with Libya Analysis, the Libya Consultancy enables organisations to successfully discover, enter and ultimately deliver business opportunities in Libya. We allow you to establish a strong in-country presence that maximises the return on your expansion investment. Through our international expertise and local resources, we deliver a comprehensive range of services. The decision to take your organisation into Libya is a major one – let us help you navigate local systems and processes, operate effectively in a complex environment and ultimately achieve commercial success.