What is behind Dan Driscoll's departure?: the resignation that reveals the struggle over the direction of the U.S. Army

What is behind Dan Driscoll’s departure?: the resignation that reveals the struggle over the direction of the U.S. Army

The resignation of the United States Secretary of the Army, after 18 months in office, comes after months of friction with the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, over the dismissal of senior commanders and the Armed Forces modernization model. Although the White House has not given an official cause, several sources describe a growing divergence on how to transform the Army amid military pressure in the Middle East and Europe.

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Emanuela Fronza: “There is a widespread tendency towards ‘de-internationalization’ in countries that are part of the Rome Statute”

Emanuela Fronza: “There is a widespread tendency towards ‘de-internationalization’ in countries that are part of the Rome Statute”

The academic from the University of Bologna and expert in International Criminal Law argues that adhering to the Rome Statute, which governs the International Criminal Court, “was never a loss of sovereignty.” And she warns that “currently, it is not only the survival of the ICC that is at stake.” “What is happening reveals an allergy to any control and limit other than the one the executive power imposes on itself,” she maintains.

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