Law

Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

Political meddling and state violence could break Bangladesh’s fragile hold on democracy.

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A paper proposing globally enforceable regulations for the crypto market is expected to be presented at the world’s premier economic meeting.

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The Indian Prime Minister says a G20 strategy has driven global debt restructuring since his country assumed leadership. That’s not the full picture.

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Australians might think their right to march in the streets is constitutionally guaranteed, but it isn’t.

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The Indian Constitution has supported the movement towards a Hindu state by accommodating communal nationalism.

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Brazil voted out the Bolsonaro government, but its impact on institutions hasn’t gone away.

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Border security is used in democracies like the US to silence advocates and threaten democracy.

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Laws on freedom of expression have a chance for revision under a new government.

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Laws restricting basic freedoms may be made in the name of public order and national security, but they are often used against dissident voices.

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Saudi political priorities might have changed but their religious influence is still present in Southeast Asian politics, particularly in Malaysia.

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India’s middle class has been the big winner from a deregulated economy. In turn, that middle class helps fuel the rise of populism and Hindu nationalism.

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