Jason Pack

3 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | Jason Pack

Twenty-one years ago, I was opportunistically kidnapped by supporters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). In light of the PKK declaring last month its intention to discontinue its armed struggle against Turkey, I’ve been reflecting back on my involuntary run-in with the struggle for Kurdish self-governance. As with my kidnapping, the Kurdish cause had always been riven by amateurism, not to mention the petty feuds of the rival Kurdish organisations in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria.

3 weeks ago | chattanoogapulse.com | Jason Pack

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are warning Tennesseans about a new scam involving text messages that say they come from the Tennessee Department of Vehicles. The scam messages claim the recipient has outstanding traffic ticket fines and threatens that their vehicle registration and driving privileges will be suspended if payment is not made.

1 month ago | chattanoogapulse.com | Jason Pack

As thousands of Tennesseans hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, the Tennessee Highway Patrol is stepping up efforts to keep drivers safe and prevent crashes. Troopers across the state will conduct high-visibility patrols, sobriety checkpoints, and seat belt enforcement beginning Friday and continuing through Monday night. The goal is simple: reduce traffic deaths and injuries during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

1 month ago | rusi.org | Jason Pack

Join Mark McNamee and Jason Pack as they analyse Ukraine's economic resilience, innovative defence tech, and the implications of US-Ukraine partnerships in recovery. In Trump's first 100 days he has disordered almost everything: from freedom of speech on campus to global trade to affairs of war and peace. And yet, despite his threats to abandon Ukraine, and actual denials of provision of certain forms of intelligence and anti-aircraft equipment, the frontlines have largely held.

1 month ago | rusi.org | Jason Pack |Emily Ferris

Join RUSI's Emily Ferris and Jason Pack as they explore Russia's internal dynamics, infrastructure challenges, and the complexities of its role as a disordering power. As Russia seeks a maximalist deal to secure its gains in Ukraine via negotiations with the Trump Administration, Putin is still trying to spread even more Disorder globally. Are the Russians, in fact, the top table Disorderer globally? And if so, why? What internal domestic politics are driving that Disorder?