Early Edition October 16, 2025

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 October 16th, 2025 on Just Security. ICYMI: yesterday on Just SecurityGlobal Fragility Act 2.0? Amid a Possible Bipartisan Revival, a Chance to Make U.S. Peace Efforts More Effective By Peter J. Quaranto and Kevin MeltonTrading Sovereignty for Scale? The Costs of the U.S.–U.K. Tech Prosperity Deal By Isabella WilkinsonExport Controls and U.S. Trade Policy: Making Sense of the New Terrain By Geoffrey Gertz and Thomas Krueger