Early Edition October 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 on October 23, 2026 on Just Security (https://www.justsecurity.org/) .  ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security: • How Civil Society Can Help Unlock More Universal and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Cases (https://www.justsecurity.org/161544/c...) by Courtney Spivey Urschel • United States Seabed Mineral Activities: Understanding the Legal Landscape (https://www.justsecurity.org/161136/u...) by Coalter Lathrop • Frontier AI and Independent Evaluations: Some Inconvenient Questions (https://www.justsecurity.org/161488/f...)  by Evelyn Aswad