William Roberts

Washington, D.C., United States

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

US Correspondent at IBA Global Insight

Washington, DC-based journalist. Find me on Substack @WilliamRoberts and @TheEastIsRed and https://t.co/IpoZLHchmo

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US presidency: ICC sanctions threaten the future of international justice

2 weeks ago | ibanet.org | William Roberts

US President Donald Trump’s economic sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) are hampering the tribunal’s operations in The Hague, threatening its role in global justice. In early June, the US government sanctioned four ICC judges, including two pre-trial judges involved in issuing arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and two who approved a 2020 Court investigation into alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan.
Trump 2.0 and the destruction of the state

3 weeks ago | ibanet.org | William Roberts

The second Trump administration is waging a war on the administrative state. Nearly 300,000 planned job cuts across 27 agencies have led to a raft of lawsuits. In April, President Donald Trump’s administration dismissed 3,500 workers at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a regulatory agency overseeing pharmaceuticals, medical devices and much of the US food supply.
Coeliac Awareness Month: The reality beyond gluten

1 month ago | blackpoolgazette.co.uk | William Roberts

Approximately one in one hundred people are affected with coeliac disease, whilst it’s estimated that half a million people in the UK live with the disease, undiagnosed . And despite the number of people affected, there’s a stark reality beyond just gluten, which is coming more to the fore with well-recognised individuals such as Rebecca Adlington discussing more on the topic and her diagnosis.
Coeliac Awareness Month: The reality beyond gluten

1 month ago | yourworld.net | William Roberts

Coeliac Awareness month aims to raise awareness for what is a chronic immune-mediated disorder, and SuperNutrio has teamed up with expert nutritionist Natalie Rouse to shed light on the importance of not just gluten, but the other elements of dieting. “Coeliac disease causes the immune system to attack the small intestine, resulting in extreme abdominal pain, fatigue and nutrient deficiencies.
Coeliac Awareness Month: The reality beyond gluten

1 month ago | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | William Roberts

Approximately one in one hundred people are affected with coeliac disease, whilst it’s estimated that half a million people in the UK live with the disease, undiagnosed. And despite the number of people affected, there’s a stark reality beyond just gluten, which is coming more to the fore with well-recognised individuals such as Rebecca Adlington discussing more on the topic and her diagnosis.
US presidency: tariffs upset global trade as Trump administration seeks ‘deals’

1 month ago | ibanet.org | William Roberts

When US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on US imports in April, global markets reacted strongly. Stocks and bonds fell and economists warned of recession, while supply chains were heavily affected. The President declared the tariffs would liberate the US from dependence on foreign goods. Later in April, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent persuaded President Trump to pause his most punitive tariffs on major trading partners – except China – which averted a larger financial crisis.
US presidency: mass deportation scheme ‘playing fast and loose with the law’

1 month ago | ibanet.org | William Roberts

Terrorism Confinement Center, El Salvador. La Prensa Gráfica/Wikimedia Commons. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driving home from work with his young son when US agents arrested him, claiming his immigration status had changed. Within days, he was summarily deported to El Salvador. But Abrego Garcia, a Salvadorean migrant, had been a legal US resident with a court order barring his return to El Salvador due to threats against him.
Fighting American autocracy

Mar 28, 2025 | ibanet.org | William Roberts

Then-presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point Action, in Las Vegas, 14 October 2024. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaUS President Donald Trump has begun his second term in autocratic fashion, pushing US constitutional limits and attacking civil society and the legal profession. Global Insight assesses how the country has begun the essential task of protecting its democracy and rule of law.
The US Presidency: executive orders push legal bounds of authority

Feb 3, 2025 | ibanet.org | William Roberts

Arriving in Washington, DC, new US President Donald Trump immediately began pushing the legal boundaries of presidential authority. At his inauguration inside the US Capitol on 20 January, the President declared he would usher in a new ‘Golden Age’ for America. He promptly staged an executive signing ceremony before thousands of his supporters who’d gathered in a sports arena, delivering on a campaign promise of ‘shock and awe’.
Trump against the rest of the world

Jan 30, 2025 | ibanet.org | William Roberts

Illustration by ThiloRothackerDonald Trump’s second term as president may well represent a turning point in the international role of the US. Global Insight assesses the implications. Historians have called the post-war period the ‘American Century’. An ascendant United States took the lead in establishing multilateral governance through institutions such as the UN, NATO and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Donald Trump’s second term as US president may herald an end to that era.

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