What if America Followed the Rules?
Summary
Ezra Klein interviews Linda Kintzler about the crisis facing international law, sparked by the ICC’s arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu and the US’s hostile stance toward the court. They explore whether international law can restrain superpowers or if it is merely a tool for political power, contrasting Trump’s unilateralism with a Democratic push to return to rules-based order. The discussion highlights the tension between legal procedures and moral leadership, questioning if these institutions can prevent atrocities or only shape historical memory.
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