Early Edition April 2nd, 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 2nd, 2026, on Just Security.   ICYMI: Yesterday on Just SecurityThe Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Its Own Arctic Strategy by Michael SchifferKhamenei’s Killing and the Perilous Death of the Assassination Ban by Luca Trenta and Arturo Jimenez-BacardiA Feasible Precaution Ignored: AI Targeting Algorithms and the Failure to Recognize Protected Emblems by Michael LoftusWhere the Law Gets Thin: The Jurisdictional Gap Pirates Exploit by Saby Martinez