Editor's note

Aung San Suu Kyi is in The Hague this week defending Myanmar against allegations of a genocide of Rohingya Muslims in a case brought by the Gambia at the International Court of Justice. This is only the third time the court has been called to consider whether a state had committed genocide. In the other two cases against Croatia and Serbia it ruled that they had not. Mauro Barelli explains why proving Myanmar and its military had genocidal intent against the Rohingya will be key to the case.

Gemma Ware

Global Affairs Editor

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Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar’s legal team at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Koen Van Weel/EPA

Why Aung San Suu Kyi is in The Hague defending Myanmar against allegations of genocide

Mauro Barelli, City, University of London

A case brought by the Gambia claims that Myanmar's military committed genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Politics + Society

Taliban negotiations resume, feeding hope of a peaceful, more prosperous Afghanistan

Elizabeth B. Hessami, Johns Hopkins University

Building a lasting peace in Afghanistan will take much more than an accord with the Taliban. In post-conflict nations, economic development and job creation are critical to national security.

Why were tourists allowed on White Island?

Michael Lueck, Auckland University of Technology

Visiting an active volcano involves risk. Hazard monitoring systems can issue warnings but in the case of the privately-owned White Island, the decision to take a tour falls to tourism operators.

Energy + Environment

Climate change: Americans are worried, but still underestimate how serious it is

Bobby Duffy, King's College London

"It is worse, much worse, than you think."

Our new research is tracing the development of the world’s vital non-living nature

Joseph J. Bailey, York St John University; Franziska Schrodt, University of Nottingham

Non-living nature such as rocks, landforms, soil and water form the Earth's 'geodiversity' - a crucial part of the planet's life support system.

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Por una verdadera educación para el cambio climático

Artemio Baigorri, Universidad de Extremadura; Manuela Caballero Guisado, Universidad de Extremadura

Hemos comprobado la escasa presencia del término 'cambio climático' en las asignaturas troncales, específicas y de libre configuración del currículo de la ESO en Extremadura.

Los Iniestas y Joaquines de los premios Nobel

Rafael Camarillo Blas, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

Son todavía menos conocidos que Ramón y Cajal y Ochoa, pero estos cuatro investigadores estuvieron más cerca que nadie de lograr el galardón.