Early Edition May 6, 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 6, 2026, on Just Security.  ICYMI: Yesterday on Just SecurityWhat the Iran War Reveals About the War Powers Resolution and How Congress Can Act by Tess Bridgeman and Brian FinucaneHungary’s Election Is Already Paying Dividends for Its Foreign Relations by Igor Khrestin and Andrew ChakhoyanFrom Diagnosis to Deterrence: The Emerging U.S. Response to Adversarial Distillation by Joe KhawamWhat A War Game Already Told Us About Iran by Jason Abbott