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

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

Early Edition May 29, 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 29, 2026, on Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/].   ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security  * The Weaponization of GLOMAG: How Rivals Co-opt U.S. Sanctions to Target Business and Political Opponents [https://www.justsecurity.org/138443/weaponization-glomag-sanctions/] by Peter Kucik * The Historic U.S. Defense Budget Request Needs a Sound Indo-Pacific Policy [https://www.justsecurity.org/139920/us-defense-budget-indo-pacific-policy/] by Michael Schiffer and Igor Khrestin * Follow the Law, not the Plan: Legal Considerations for Third States in Gaza. [https://www.justsecurity.org/139923/trump-gaza-plan-third-states-legal-considerations/] by Elvina Pothelet

Early Edition May 28, 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 28, 2026, on Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/].   ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security  * Shooting Down Civil Aircraft: What International and U.S. Law Say About a Charge in the Raul Castro Indictment [https://www.justsecurity.org/139935/civil-aircraft-raul-castro-indictment-qa/] by Danae Askar * I Was Afghanistan’s Attorney General. Here Is What Justice Looked Like — and What Destroyed It. [https://www.justsecurity.org/139679/afghanistan-attorney-general-justice-destroyed/] by Mohammad Farid Hamidi * How the Twenty-Fifth Amendment Applies Today [https://www.justsecurity.org/139343/twenty-fifth-amendment-today/] by Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz, Sonia Mittal, Virginia Lo, and Grady Yuthok Short

Early Edition May 27, 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 27, 2026, on Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/].   ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security  * Delegation of Tariff Authority by Other Means [https://www.justsecurity.org/139675/delegation-tariff-authority-other-means/] by Gregory Shaffer and Jeremiah May * Planning for America’s Democratic Renewal Must Start Now: Lessons from Poland [https://www.justsecurity.org/139687/americas-democratic-renewal-poland-lessons/] by Mieczysław (Mietek) Boduszyński and Laura Thornton