Early Edition January 26, 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 26th, 2026, on Just Security.  ICYMI: last week on Just Security What a Proper Investigation of Alex Pretti’s Killing Would Look Like By Julia GegenheimerThe White House’s New Fraud Section: Key Questions By Dani Schulkin and Amy MarkopoulosProving Genocide: The Burden of Proof By Adil Ahmad Haque