The United States has imposed new comprehensive sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
The US government’s sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) came hours after one of its former judges, Navi Pillay, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
The ICC was established in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Arrest warrants have been issued for more than 70 people, including Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
The United States has criticized the court in the past, particularly after it issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington has previously imposed sanctions on prosecutors and judges, but the latest move is aimed at paralyzing court operations.
Why is the US so opposed to the ICC? And will Europe defend the court against Washington?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
guest:
Reed Brody – International human rights lawyer and member of the International Commission of Jurists. He participated in the 1998 Rome Conference, which led to the creation of the ICC, and helped prosecute some of the world’s most prominent defendants.
Natalie Tocci – Johns Hopkins University SAIS Professor of Practice in Europe, former Special Adviser to Federica Mogherini and EU High Representative Josep Borrell
Suhail Khan – Republican political analyst, former senior political appointee in the Bush administration, former policy advisor and advisor on Capitol Hill
Published October 10, 2026
