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USA TODAY: Democrats mock Trump for wanting to buy Greenland. He may get the last laugh (Op-ed by Jeremy Mayer) Also in Yahoo! News.
The Economic Times (India): China’s new “special-purpose barges” heighten fears of Taiwan invasion (Michael Hunzeker quoted). Also in India Economic Observer, Big News Network, LokMat Times (India), The Tribune (India), and other outlets.
Irregular Warfare: PhD candidate Aurora Ortega writes about the national security concerns of corporate shell companies. It could be serious.
Inside Higher Ed: The payout the outgoing president of Western New Mexico University received is nearly 5 percent of the school’s budget and could support 90 scholarships, says Judith Wilde.
Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required): Youngkin backs push for cutting federal workforce, spending (Terry L. Clower quoted Also in the Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA) and Danville Register & Bee (Danville, VA)
Middle East Monitor: Umud Shokri writes about Iran’s defense from “horizontal resilience” to a “vertical” position.
Military Strategy Magazine: PhD candidate Ryan Pallas writes about changing and maintaining a modern military culture.
Phys.org: Chaos on Bourbon Street: The growing threat of ‘rampage terrorism’ (Zak Kallenborn’s study)
Homeland Security Today: Using data from the Schar School’s Global Terrorism Trends and Analysis Center (GTTAC), Mahmut Cengiz writes about recent lone-actor terrorism and the influence of ISIS.
Texas Observer: The Border Propogandist (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted)
Federal Newswire: Military policy expert: ‘PRC actively supports and facilitates the flow of fentanyl into the United States’ (Research by TraCCC cited)
FedScoop: 2003 ODKM grad Melvin Brown II takes over as CIO of the influential Office of Personnel Management.
Denton Record-Chronicle (Texas Tribune pickup; audio option; Denton, TX): UT-Austin’s presidency goes vacant amid growing challenges for Texas public university leaders (Judith Wilde quoted) Also in CBS-TV19, local CBS affiliate in Tyler, TX, and WFAA-TV8, local ABC affiliate in Dallas, TX.
Euractiv: Romania on its way to become EU’s largest gas producer (Arnold C. Dupuy quoted)
Washington Business Journal (audio option): Could a proposal for a Tysons casino win popular voter support? Maybe, but it’d be a fight (Terry L. Clower quoted)
La Opinión: Reviving the war on drugs (Op-ed by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera)
The Independent Florida Alligator (University of Florida): The search for UF’s next president is on. These experts predict déjà vu (Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein are the experts)
Texas Tribune (audio option): UT-Austin’s presidency goes vacant amid growing challenges for Texas public university leaders (Judith Wilde quoted. Also in KPRC-TV2 (local NBC affiliate in Houston, TX)
Hecho en California (CNN pickup; translation may be required): Migrants rush to reach U.S.-Mexico border before Trump takes office (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted)
ARLnow: Home sales are down but prices are up in Arlington and Falls Church (George Mason’s Center for Regional Analysis mentioned)
McLean (VA) Patch: What to know about renewed Tysons Casino plans (Terry L. Clower quoted)
Latercera (subscription may be required; translation may be required; Mexico): Why have homicides dropped in Mexico 100 days after Claudia Sheinbaum assumed the presidency? (Picks up quotes to the BBC by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera)
MENAFN: Trump prepares to take office on January 20 (Jeremy Mayer quoted)