Early Edition July 29, 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 29, 2026, on Just Security. ICYMI:  Yesterday on Just SecurityEffective Interviewing, Not Torture: Lessons from the Méndez Principles Five Years On by Juan E. Méndez and Steven J. BarelaThe Supreme Court’s Striking Regression on Partisan Gerrymandering by Trevor Potter and Paul Smith