Early Edition April 16, 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 April 16, 2026, on Just Security.  ICYMI: Yesterday on Just SecurityIs the Government Using Counterterrorism Surveillance Tools to Surveil American Companies? By Patrick G. EddingtonThe Presidential Records Act is Constitutional By Christopher FonzoneThe International Legal Consequences and Imprudence of U.S. Assistance to Kurdish Rebels in Iran By Sanmay Moitra