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India's Internal Security
Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Issues Warning to India After Modi’s Win

Militant Islam could once again threaten India, and Modi isn’t likely to turn the other cheek in response.

Far-Right Revival
Meet the Nazis, Racists, Anti-Semites, and Russia Apologists Headed for EU Parliament

They’re a nasty bunch, and they’re expected to make big gains in this week’s EU parliament election.

Even Booms Have Limits
Is California’s Monterey Shale Just a Pipe Dream?

The EIA reduced its estimate for Monterey shale’s recoverable oil by a whopping 96 percent, according to the LA Times. California is feeling the pain that the rest of the world has been experiencing recently.

Terror in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Problems Don’t End with the Kidnapped Girls

A gruesome attack on the Nigerian city of Jos has killed over a hundred people. As social media activists continue to protest the kidnapping of the Nigerian schoolgirls, they’d do well to keep the extent of Nigeria’s problems in mind.

Dragons and Pipelines and Bears Oh My
China and Russia Sign Massive New Gas Deal

One of the world’s biggest energy producers just inked a deal with the world’s largest energy consumer. The details of the agreement remain murky, but it’s clearly a win for both Moscow and Beijing.

Winter for Higher-Ed
College President Salaries Keep Pace with Rising Student Debt

A university is a corporation draped with a bit of ivy: State schools that pay the highest salaries to their presidents also have fast-rising rates of student debt, an abundance of administrators, and a proliferation of adjuncts.

How Hale is British Shale?
Public Support for UK Fracking Drops Below 50 Percent

For the first time, support for fracking dipped below 50 percent in Britain, signaling coalescing opposition to the controversial drilling practice there. It’s too bad UK citizens don’t have the mineral rights Americans enjoy.

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How Regulation Creates Higher Ed Administrative Bloat

A college president makes a smart case that administrative bloat is driven by government regulations and other cumbersome bureaucratic requirements. Sounds right to us.

Blue Model Goes Belly-Up
Pension Reform to Bleed California School Districts

California Governor Jerry Brown comes up with a plan to pay off the debt of the state’s teacher’s pension funds. It’s the right call, but it will hit school districts hard.

China Hacking Scandal
A Gutsy, Confrontational Move

The hacking charges brought by the Department of Justice against five Chinese military officials will certainly enrage China, not to mention color its views of U.S. policy in Asia. Let’s just hope it was a deliberate move.

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