Early Edition August 12, 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 August 12, 2026, on Just Security. ICYMI:  Yesterday on Just SecurityReinvention Blueprint No. 1: A Government That Works for People by Amira Boland and Tara McGuinnessReinvention Blueprint No. 2: Democracy Works When Government Works by Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rob Shriver