"Prost, whose name now shares the same list as some of the world's most dangerous people, from terrorists to North Korean hackers and Iranian spies, described the effect of sanctions on her life as "paralyzing" in an interview by The Irish Times. This high-profile case provides a glimpse into the disruption that being cut off from the U.S. can have on a person's everyday life; lawmakers and government leaders across Europe are growing more aware of the looming threat facing them at home, and their over-reliance on U.S. technology."
"Trump's diplomatic escalations and the upending of international norms, including the capture a foreign leader and threatening to invade a NATO and European ally, have caused some EU countries to consider moving away from U.S. tech and reclaim their digital sovereignty. This shift in thinking comes as the Trump administration has become increasingly unpredictable and vindictive."
A Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court, Kimberly Prost, was added to a U.S. economic sanctions list after participating in an appeals decision that authorized an investigation of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, including by U.S. service personnel. The sanctions have cut her off from U.S. financial and technology services, producing severe and disruptive effects on daily life. Several other ICC judges and prosecutors have also been sanctioned. Growing concern across Europe about dependence on U.S. tech and the U.S. dollar is driving conversations about digital sovereignty and alternatives to American infrastructure.
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