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The Court They Built and Then Broke
Three ICC judges sued Trump in Manhattan. Two Indian jurists documented genocide across two courts. The US helped draft the Rome Statute. It declared the court it helped build a national emergency.
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The Court They Built and Then Broke
Three ICC judges sued Trump in Manhattan. Two Indian jurists documented genocide across two courts. The US helped draft the Rome Statute. It declared the court it helped build a national emergency.
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The Court They Built and Then Broke
Three ICC judges sued Trump in Manhattan. Two Indian jurists documented genocide across two courts. The US helped draft the Rome Statute. It declared the court it helped build a national emergency.
7 min read
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The Distraction War
Trump set a June deadline for Ukraine. Then launched the Iran war. Abu Dhabi talks cancelled. Deadline passed. Putin waited. He is more confident of winning than he was in January. The Iran war's legacy may not be in the Middle East.
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The Lebanon Trap
The American vice president cancels a flight. Israeli aircraft operate at the exact hour a ceasefire was supposed to begin. The administration issues no statement — because the memorandum does not bind the party whose conduct it most needs to constrain.
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What Iran Won
Trump’s war had four objectives: destroy Iran’s missiles, annihilate its navy, sever its proxies, prevent a nuclear weapon. The MOU addresses none of them. Iran’s government stands. The IRGC operates. 440 kilograms of enriched uranium remain in a mountain.
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The Gaza Template
"Ships of the World, start your engines," Trump wrote as he announced the Iran deal. By morning, Israel's Defence Minister said the IDF stays in Lebanon without time limit. The Gaza ceasefire lasted 57 days. The Board of Peace held one meeting. The pattern has a name.
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