Early Edition January 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 January 27th, 2026, on Just Security.  ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security Responding to the Trump Administration’s Cuts to International Judicial Work By Preston LimIs President Maduro a Prisoner of War? By Tracey Begley, Benjamin R. Farley and Michael SchmittThe Smearing of Alex Pretti and NSPM-7 By Tom Joscelyn and Ryan Goodman