India’s election is the most important geopolitical story this week, and you should be paying close attention.

Nawaz Sharif is in Tehran, trying to convince Khamenei that Pakistan can be friends with Iran and Saudi Arabia at the same time.

Last November, the EPA did an utterly sensible thing: It walked back on mandates for refiners to blend ever-increasing amounts of ethanol in to our nation’s fuel mix. Now, Reuters has a fascinating post-mortem on the thinking behind that decision.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie looks to be considering yet another short-term pension “fix,” thereby risking a credit downgrade for his state. Thanks to his presidential ambitions and a Democratic-controlled legislature, the prospects for real pension reform in New Jersey are pretty bleak.

Saudi Arabia has adjusted its Middle East strategy to a remarkable degree in the last six months. But lurking beneath the surface are tensions that could result in another big rift between Riyadh and Washington.

ASEAN failed to come to any sort of agreement over the simmering South China Sea dispute between Vietnam and China. How long will China’s divide-and-conquer strategy keep paying dividends?

There are hard limits to European resolve on sanctions against Russia. Case in point: As eastern Ukraine’s referendum went ahead, French officials said future sanctions wouldn’t stop them from fulfilling a contract to deliver advanced helicopter carriers to Moscow.

Good evening, TAI readers! We’d like to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there, and remind you all to do the same (if you haven’t already done so, of course). As you gear up for the week ahead, take the time to look back at what you may have missed on the site over the past week.

A university in New Hampshire is leading the way in online ed by hiring adjuncts to teach their online courses. Everybody wins, especially the adjuncts, who get a huge boost in pay (and a degree of job security to boot) by working for the school.

Going to a top-ranked school won’t make you happy, but choosing great classes and great teachers just might—and help you get a job, to boot.