Early Edition August 7, 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 7, 2026, on Just Security. ICYMI:  Yesterday on Just SecurityChina’s First AI Companion Rules Draw a New Line Between Tools and Relationships by Mollie FengA Rule-of-Law Model for Governing AI Risks: The Global Significance of Canada’s New AI Strategy by Craig Martin and Michael J. KellyThe Scope of Executive Privilege: Unpacking the D.C. Circuit’s Latest Decision by Andy Wright and Tara Ganapathy