Early Edition May 4, 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 May 4, 2026, on Just Security.   ICYMI: Last Week on Just SecurityHow the Law of War Can Reckon with Longer-Term Harms of Attacks on Health By Ana Elisa Barbar, Léa Gauthier, Evan Harary, and Uliana PoltavetsFive “Blockades” and One Legal Problem: Naval Enforcement in the U.S.–Iran Conflict By Mark NevittAt the 60-Day Mark, the Iran War is Triply Illegal By Tess Bridgeman and Oona A. Hathaway