Early Edition January 6, 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 6th, 2026, on Just Security.  ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security  The Epstein Files and the Seven Member Rule By Greg DotsonWhen Crises Become Courtrooms: How Africa’s Engagement with the ICJ Is Rewriting the Playbook of International Law By Emmanuel OsayandeInternational Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela By Michael Schmitt, Ryan Goodman, and Tess Bridgeman