US pressure NATO allies to abandon International Criminal Court

The United States pressured its NATO allies to help "systematically dismantle" the International Criminal Court (ICC), in an initiative that threatens to worsen already difficult transatlantic relations. The US administration has been strengthening its position against the ICC, which it considers biased and ineffective. This pressure comes at a time when relations between the US and its European allies already face significant tensions. The International Criminal Court, based in The Hague in the Netherlands, is responsible for trying war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.