Early Edition June 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 June 23, 2026, on Just Security. ICYMI:  Yesterday on Just SecurityThe Law of Armed Conflict and the Attack on Kyiv’s Monastery of the Caves and Dormition Cathedral by Michael SchmittAs Governments Silence Critics During War, Writers Are Among the First to Pay the Price by Liesl Gerntholtz