Early Edition August 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 August 27, 2026, on Just Security. ICYMI:  Yesterday on Just SecurityStates Can Fight Federal Overreach by Protecting State Data by Steven J. KochevarExperts Declare International Law Principles Supporting Women’s Resistance to Gender Apartheid by Hannah Garry, Karima Bennoune, Zarqa Yaftali, and Zubaida AkbarDomestic and Regional Pressures Strain Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace by Lesley Anne Warner