What life under U.S. sanctions looks like for one ICC judge

The International Criminal Court in The Hague on Sept. 23. Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images If you want to see how far U.S. sanctions can reach, ask Kimberly Prost's Alexa. After the United States sanctioned her, the Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court began losing access to services from companies in different countries. Her credit cards were also canceled. "You start to lose services from American companies, Amazon, Google, potentially Apple, whatever it may be," she told Morning Edition. "Completely randomly, though, you don't know when something's going to happen." One of those moments came during an ordinary moment at home. "I went home and Alexa wouldn't talk to me," she told NPR's Steve Inskeep. Her credit cards, issued in the Netherlands and Canada, were canceled. She has managed to keep some bank accounts, but says her banking services are extremely limited and even small transfers can be blocked. The sanctions themselves are American. Still, businesses abroad may comply because they have ties to the U.S. "We have this massive overcompliance by companies," she said. One of the most serious examples is...