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ICC war crimes charge strengthens Netanyahu's position in Israel

ICC war crimes charge strengthens Netanyahu's position in Israel

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: How will the ICC's decision to seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu, in addition to Sinwar, play out in Israel? The idea for any Israeli civilian, any Israeli civilian that their country, that their leadership could be somehow put in equivalence to the terrorist organization that attacked them on October 7 is utterly unthinkable. So, the response here is going to be stronger support for the Israeli government inside Israel, stronger support for the Israeli prime minister and defense minister inside Israel.

Print photocopies of Benjamin Ferencz, while he served as a prosecutor during the Nuremberg trials, on a table at his home in Delray Beach, Florida on June 1, 2022.

Nuremberg now: the legacy of Ben Ferencz

At 27 years old, with no trial experience to speak of, Ben Ferencz was tasked with holding to account a regime that had slaughtered millions and tried to annihilate his own people.

Xi & "friend" Putin could call for Ukraine ceasefire

Xi & "friend" Putin could call for Ukraine ceasefire

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The big story geopolitically is Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow, a three-day state visit, by far the most geopolitically significant summit of the year since the Russian invasion, frankly, a year ago. And also a deeply problematic geopolitical summit, in the sense that it goes strongly against the interests of the United States and all of its allies.