Early Edition June 2, 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 June 2, 2026, on Just Security.  ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security Dangerous Speech in Disguise: The White House’s New “Aliens” Website Is Not a Joke by Susan Benesch and Rebecca HamiltonHow Ukraine Became a Drone Superpower by Lesia Bidochko “Hunting” the October 7 Attackers: What the Law of Armed Conflict Permits – and What It Doesn’t by Michael Schmitt and Ryan Goodman