Early Edition June 4, 2026

Early Edition June 5, 2026

Your curated weekday guide to the biggest national security and foreign policy developments over the past 24 hours. Compiled by the Just Security team and read by an automated voice, The Early Edition is an essential resource for anyone shaping a just and secure world. Published June 5, 2026, on Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/].   * Sanctions Gaps and the Governance of Corruption Risk [https://www.justsecurity.org/138646/sanctions-gaps-and-the-governance-of-corruption-risk/] by William Burke-White * China’s Global ‘Concierge Services’ to Strengthen Fellow Authoritarians [https://www.justsecurity.org/141132/china-services-spread-authoritarianism/] by Christopher Walker * Bang, Bang, Bang: Callais Kills Off the Voting Rights Act [https://www.justsecurity.org/140980/callais-kills-voting-rights-act/] by Pamela S. Karlan

Early Edition June 4, 2026

Your curated weekday guide to the biggest national security and foreign policy developments over the past 24 hours. Compiled by the Just Security team and read by an automated voice, The Early Edition is an essential resource for anyone shaping a just and secure world. Published June 4, 2026, on Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/].   ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security * The Acting DNI and the Intelligence Office Trump Wants [https://www.justsecurity.org/141193/acting-dni-bill-pulte/] by Brian O’Neill * Syria’s Accountability Gap: The Najib Trial and the Case for the ICC [https://www.justsecurity.org/140393/syria-accountability-gap-najib-icc/] by Fadel Abdulghany and Kenneth Roth * Congress Can Act Now on U.S. DoD Inspector’s Report Revealing Violations of Civilian Harm Policy and Law [https://www.justsecurity.org/140235/defense-department-report-civilian-harm/] by Madison Hunke

Early Edition June 3, 2026

Your curated weekday guide to the biggest national security and foreign policy developments over the past 24 hours. Compiled by the Just Security team and read by an automated voice, The Early Edition is an essential resource for anyone shaping a just and secure world. Published June 3, 2026, on Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/].   ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security * What Congress Should Do About the President’s Sweetheart Deal in Trump v. IRS [https://www.justsecurity.org/140939/congress-block-deal-trump-irs/]  by Brandon DeBot and Kelsey Merrick * The ICESCR in Armed Conflict: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [https://www.justsecurity.org/140795/icescr-armed-conflict-un-submission/] by Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne and Jasmin Johurun Nessa * In Addition to Chinese Pressure, a Backsliding Democracy May Explain Zambia’s Decision to Cancel a Major Human Rights Summit [https://www.justsecurity.org/140084/zambia-chinese-pressure-backsliding-democracy/] by Jane Munga and Steve Feldstein

Early Edition June 2, 2026

Your curated weekday guide to the biggest national security and foreign policy developments over the past 24 hours. Compiled by the Just Security team and read by an automated voice, The Early Edition is an essential resource for anyone shaping a just and secure world. Published June 2, 2026, on Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/].   ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security  * Dangerous Speech in Disguise: The White House’s New “Aliens” Website Is Not a Joke [https://www.justsecurity.org/140413/dangerous-speech-white-houses-aliens-website/] by Susan Benesch and Rebecca Hamilton * How Ukraine Became a Drone Superpower [https://www.justsecurity.org/138164/ukraine-drone-superpower/] by Lesia Bidochko * “Hunting” the October 7 Attackers: What the Law of Armed Conflict Permits – and What It Doesn’t [https://www.justsecurity.org/140626/israel-nili-hamas-targeted-killing/] by Michael Schmitt and Ryan Goodman

Early Edition June 1, 2026

Your curated weekday guide to the biggest national security and foreign policy developments over the past 24 hours. Compiled by the Just Security team and read by an automated voice, The Early Edition is an essential resource for anyone shaping a just and secure world. Published June 1, 2026, on Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/].   ICYMI: Last week on Just Security  * The Search for the Missing in Syria: Learning from the Past [https://www.justsecurity.org/140031/search-missing-syria-learning-from-past/] By Karla I. Quintana O. * The Pretext Behind the Trump Administration Labeling Cuba a State Sponsor of Terrorism [https://www.justsecurity.org/140246/trump-administration-cuba-terrorism/] By Jason M. Blazakis