Early Edition January 23, 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 January 23rd, 2026, on Just Security.  ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security  The Insurmountable Legal Obstacles to U.S. Acquisition of Greenland By Michael Schmitt and Tess BridgemanHypothetical Legal Review of Use of the U.S. Military in Greenland By Daniel Maurer, Steven J. Lepper, R. Fidell, Alberto J. Mora, and Franklin D. RosenblattEmerging Evidence Provides Basis for Opening Investigation of ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good By Julia Gegenheimer