In a failing state, the terrorist group finds a new home.

A challenge to Rhode Island’s 2011 pension reform is winding its way through the courts—and if there’s no settlement soon, it will be tried by jury.

India is beefing up its submarine fleet to make sure it can counter growing Chinese military power in the vital Indian Ocean region. That bodes well for a regional balance of power in the future.

In case you missed it on Monday evening, our podcast this week featured two previews of the essays from our upcoming issue of the print magazine—one on the background of the Mistral deal, and one on Putin’s motivations in Ukraine.

Baghdad and Erbil have buried the hatchet over a long-running oil revenue dispute.

Iran, not the Islamic State, is at the core of our strategic problem set. Understanding that is key to understanding some of the big stories to come out of the Middle East in recent days.

New well permits fell almost 40 percent from October to November as shale producers adjusted course to account for plunging oil prices.

Law schools are responding to reduced demand by offering more financial aid, lowering admission standards, or lowering tuition. But market forces will force much bigger changes than that on legal education over the long term.

The four year B.A. has been replaced by the six year B.A. at many public universities. One culprit: massive course catalogs.

The Prime Minister says there has been a problem at the biggest nuclear plant in Europe.