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Jason Pack

Jason Pack is president of Libya-Analysis LLC and author of Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder (Hurst 2021 Forthcoming). On Twitter: @JasonPackLibya

A general view shows an oil refinery in Libya's northern town of Ras Lanuf on Jan. 11, 2017.

Power struggle over oil threatens Libya's fragile transition process

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Libyan National Army (LNA) members, commanded by Khalifa Haftar, pose for a picture as they head out of Benghazi to reinforce the troops advancing to Tripoli, in Benghazi, Libya April 7, 2019. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori - RC14EB305380

Why global and regional powers aren't standing up against Hifter's Libya offensive

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An aerial view shows military vehicles on a road in Libya, April 4, 2019, in this still image taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS - RC1720685A20

The backstory to Hifter's march on Tripoli

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Khalifa Haftar (C), the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, leaves after an international conference on Libya at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer - RC1C86F2EC00

Could Hifter's about-face on control of Libya's oil lead to real progress?

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Smoke and flame rise from an oil storage tank that was set on fire amid fighting between rival factions at Ras Lanuf terminal, Libya in this handout picture released on June 16, 2018. The National Oil Corporation/ Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. - RC1597B41120

Fight over oil offers opportunity to protect Libya's wealth

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Flowers and messages of condolence are left for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack, in central Manchester, Britain May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth - RTX37J8V

20th-century Libyan jihadism's role in Manchester attack

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Will Libya devalue its dinar?

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General Khalifa Haftar, commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA), leaves after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RTSTRWB

Is 'grand political bargain' in store for Libya?

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A fighter from Misrata sits on top of a vehicle near Sirte March 16, 2015. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR4TJRG

With IS expelled from Libya's Sirte, what comes next?

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A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government sits in an armoured vehicle during a battle with Islamic State militants in their remaining holdouts, in neighborhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya, October 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny - RTSRDAK

The Hifter effect on the battle for Libya's Sirte

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A general view of pipelines at the Zueitina oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi April 7, 2014. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori/File Photo - RTSN8GP

Controlling Libya’s wealth: Hifter’s long game

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A member of Libyan forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar holds a weapon as he sits on a car in front of the gate at Zueitina oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi, Libya September 14, 2016. Picture taken September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori - RTSNU2U

Can Libya find unity through oil?

Jason Pack