Scotland, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and Botswana are all ahead of Australia when it comes to supporting “period dignity.” But efforts are being made at a grassroots level to reduce and remove the barriers faced by Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian women and girls in remote communities.

Elizabeth Warren’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination pitted her against three reasonably qualified male candidates.  With an end goal to oust President Trump, “electability” narratives have all but obscured the gender dynamics at play.

The foundational assumption that poverty and insecurity in the Global South are largely produced by local rather than relational dynamics is wrong. Unless it is overturned, poverty and insecurity will remain prevalent in Southern states.

The US-Taliban peace deal marks a triumph for the militia.  The road to a final comprehensive political settlement faces major hurdles that could easily unravel the whole process.

It is unlikely that the Ides of March will worry Boris Johnson the way it haunted his hero Julius Caesar. The opening of tense and tricky free trade talks between Britain and the European Union on the third day of the month does have a ring of menace.

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s leadership longevity goes beyond the eponymous “Abenomics” economic program and his self-confident regional diplomacy. Built on a judiciously cultivated appearance of administrative competence and political stability, a key selling point has been an aptitude for crisis management.

An upcoming constitutional plebiscite has led to civil unrest and financial uncertainty in Chile.  Although concerning, it is not yet cause to write off Latin America’s financial powerhouse.

The coronavirus seems to be keeping the bulk of protesters in Hong Kong indoors. But it seems time is not easing Hongkongers’ anger at Carrie Lam and the Chinese Government.

The US has signed an historic agreement with the Taliban.  Immediate expectations for peace in Afghanistan should remain low.

What is at stake this year in American politics is enormous. In the primary elections, looking beyond the establishment may be the key to beating Donald Trump in November.