Just Security: Out Loud

"Ukraine’s Parliament Is Pulling Back on LGBTQ Rights as Courts and Citizens Move Forward" by Suchita Uppal

"Ukraine’s Parliament Is Pulling Back on LGBTQ Rights as Courts and Citizens Move Forward [https://www.justsecurity.org/139346/ukraines-parliament-lgbtq-rights/]" by Suchita Uppal Published on May 22, 2026 by Just Security, an essential resource for those shaping a just and secure world.

Early Edition May 22, 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 May 22, 2026, on Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/].   ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security  * How the Domestic Terrorist Label Endangers Rights and Drives Extremist Violence [https://www.justsecurity.org/139553/domestic-terrorism-nspm-7-counterterrorism-strategy/] By Mary B. McCord * The Middle East War Will Reshape Africa’s Democratic Trajectory [https://www.justsecurity.org/139565/iran-war-africa-democratic-trajectory/] By Frances Z. Brown * FEPA’s First Test: Protecting American Companies Returning to Venezuela [https://www.justsecurity.org/138902/fepa-protecting-american-companies-venezuela/] By Scott Greytak and Tom Firestone

"Sanctions Towards Russia Are Not a Strategy: Toward a More Coherent Statecraft" by Matthew H. Murray

"Sanctions Towards Russia Are Not a Strategy: Toward a More Coherent Statecraft [https://www.justsecurity.org/138429/sanctions-russia-strategy-statecraft/]" by Matthew H. Murray Published on May 21, 2026 by Just Security, an essential resource for those shaping a just and secure world.

Early Edition May 21, 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 May 21, 2026, on Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/].   ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security  * Is the United States (Still) at War? How Wars Begin and End [https://www.justsecurity.org/139369/us-still-at-war-begin-end/] By Michael Schmitt * The Kafala System Disables Workers. International Disability Law Can Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable [https://www.justsecurity.org/139271/kafala-system-disability-law/] By Lindsay M. Harris

"The Kafala System Disables Workers. International Disability Law Can Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable" by Lindsay M. Harris

"The Kafala System Disables Workers. International Disability Law Can Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable [https://www.justsecurity.org/139271/kafala-system-disability-law/]" by Lindsay M. Harris Published on May 20, 2026 by Just Security, an essential resource for those shaping a just and secure world.