Fellow Scott Anderson discusses U.S. withdrawal from the 1955 Treaty of Amity with Iran that is the claims brought against the U.S. by Iran to the International Court of Justice. Anderson discusses how this decision aligns with the Trump Administration’s disengagement from international institutions and how this actually undermines sovereignty, rather than strengthens it.
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Authors
Scott R. Anderson
Fellow
- Governance Studies,
General Counsel and Senior Editor
- Lawfare
@S_R_Anders
Commentary
PodcastIs the U.S. walking away from the World Court over Iran?
October 5, 2018