Early Edition August 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 August 21, 2026, on Just Security. ICYMI:  Yesterday on Just SecurityNew International Criminal Court Sanctions and the Threat to U.S. Democracy by Lisa DavisIntroduction to “Fight Back: How States Can Counter Authoritarianism” Series by Erwin Chemerinsky and Aziz Z. HuqThe Road to Dismantling the ICC Runs Through Tokyo by Mieczysław (Mietek) Boduszyński and Christopher K. Lamont