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Jason Pack (ˈʤeɪsən pˈæk; born 23 October 1980) is an Anglo-American political commentator, podcast host, think tank researcher, semi-professional backgammon player, and author. He is the host of the Disorder Podcast, an Associate Fellow at RUSI, an author, and Founder of Libya-Analysis LLC, and the non-profit 501(c)3 Eye on ISIS.[1]
He has written two books on Libyan politics: Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder (OUP, 2022)[2] and The 2011 Libya Uprisings and the Struggle for the Post Qadhafi Future (Palgrave 2013).[3]
He was the 2018 World Champion of Doubles Backgammon, came 2nd place in the 2024 World Championship of Speedgammon, and has achieved the rank of Grandmaster of Backgammon - placing him in the top 100 players in the world.[4]
Early life
[edit]Pack was born in Manhattan and raised mostly in New Jersey. After studying biology at Williams College in Massachusetts. After graduation, he moved to Beirut, citing the 9/11 as having had a profound impact on him.[5] After, he received a Fulbright Scholarship in Syria (2004-5) and working extensively on the question of French colonial policy towards the Alawites of Syria.[6]
Education
[edit]Pack earned a BA (Magna Cum Laude) from Williams College (2002) in biology. He earned a M.St. degree in Global and Imperial History from St. Antony's College, University of Oxford in 2011 and began a PhD at Cambridge in History the same year from which he withdrew in 2015. [1]
Commentary
[edit]Pack is a frequent commentator in the media on US foreign policy, conspiracy theories, the state of the global system, and the Middle East. His articles have been published in USA Today[7], The New European[8], Foreign Policy[9], The Telegraph[10], Al Jazeera[11], The Financial Times[12], The Washington Post[13], and The New York Times[14]
He served as the Executive Director of the DC-based U.S.-Libya Business Association,[15] where he resigned in 2018.[16]
Since 2019, he has been a board member of the Tripoli-based trade association, the American Chamber of Commerce in Libya.[17]
Backgammon
[edit]After discovering the game in Syria and encountering the cash scene in New York’s Washington Square Park.[18], Pack became an avid tournament backgammon player, notching up many tournament wins such as: 2013 British Open, 2014 UK Open, 2014 Nordic Open Super Jackpot, 2015 Michigan Masters, 2018 World Championship of Doubles Backgammon, and 2018 World Championship Team Tournament[4]
Publications
[edit]Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder, Hurst, 2021, ISBN 978-1787385689[2]
The 2011 Libya Uprisings and the Struggle for the Post Qadhafi Future, Palgrave, 2013, ISBN 978-1349455829[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Relations, E.-International (2023-02-21). "Interview – Jason Pack". E-International Relations. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ a b Pack, Jason (2021). Libya and the global enduring disorder. Oxford: Oxford university press. ISBN 9781787385689.
- ^ a b Pack, Jason (2013). The 2011 Libyan uprisings and the struggle for the post-Qadhafi future. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-30808-5.
- ^ a b "Match Report for Jason Pack". The Backgammon Masters Awarding Body (BMAB). 2025.
- ^ Dorsey, James M. "The Blogs: The Global Enduring Disorder: A conversation with Jason Pack". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Times of Israel. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ "Jason Pack". Policy Center For The New South. 2025.
- ^ Pack, Jason. "What makes a martyr? Alexei Navalny shines a light on Vladimir Putin's evil tyranny". USA Today.
- ^ Pack, Jason (3 January 2024). "Blame Netanyahu for Gaza, not 'the Jews'". New European.
- ^ Pack, Jason. "The Road to Middle East Peace Runs Through Doha". Foreign Policy.
- ^ Pack, Jason (15 September 2023). "Terror and tyranny have led Libya to a biblical catastrophe". The Telegraph.
- ^ Pack, Jason. "Will Libya's ceasefire agreement hold this time?". Al Jazeera.
- ^ Pack, Jason (29 June 2022). "The west must work with Russia to save the Arctic". Financial Times.
- ^ Pack, Jason. "When it comes to Ukraine, Trump's alleged misdeeds go beyond quid pro quos". The Washington Post.
- ^ Pack, Jason (21 January 2015). "How to End Libya's War". The New York Times.
- ^ "Jason Pack Joins the NFTC as Executive Director of the U.S.–Libya Business Association". The National Foreign Trade Council. February 7, 2017.
- ^ Lee, John (26 April 2018). "Executive Director of USLBA Resigns". Libya Business News.
- ^ AMCHAM, Libya (2025). "AmCham Libya - Our Board". The American Chamber of Commerce in Libya.
- ^ Maragidou, Melpomeni (2018). "Jason Pack - Backgammon Interview" (PDF). Greek VICE News.