Early Edition July 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 July 23, 2026, on Just Security. ICYMI:  Yesterday on Just SecurityIf Federal Courts Don’t Trust Trump’s DOJ, Should Civil Rights Funders? by Regan Rush, Megan Marks, and Dani SchulkinWhy Gold Threatens Peace in South Sudan by Brian AdebaAI and Warrantless Foreign Intelligence Surveillance by Faiza Patel