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 <a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/'>Just Security</a>.   ICYMI: Last Week on Just Security<ul><li><a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137470/law-of-war-attacks-healthcare/'>How the Law of War Can Reckon with Longer-Term Harms of Attacks on Health</a> By Ana Elisa Barbar, Léa Gauthier, Evan Harary, and Uliana Poltavets</li><li><a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137458/five-blockades-one-legal-problem/'>Five “Blockades” and One Legal Problem: Naval Enforcement in the U.S.–Iran Conflict</a> By Mark Nevitt</li><li><a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137669/60-day-mark-iran-war-triply-illegal/'>At the 60-Day Mark, the Iran War is Triply Illegal</a> By Tess Bridgeman and Oona A. Hathaway</li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Your curated weekday guide to the biggest national security and foreign policy developments over the past 24 hours. Compiled by the &lt;em&gt;Just Security &lt;/em&gt;team and read by an automated voice, &lt;em&gt;The Early Edition&lt;/em&gt; is an essential resource for anyone shaping a just and secure world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Published May 4, 2026, on &lt;a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Just Security&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;ICYMI: Last Week on &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Just Security&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137470/law-of-war-attacks-healthcare/'&gt;How the Law of War Can Reckon with Longer-Term Harms of Attacks on Health&lt;/a&gt; By Ana Elisa Barbar, Léa Gauthier, Evan Harary, and Uliana Poltavets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137458/five-blockades-one-legal-problem/'&gt;Five “Blockades” and One Legal Problem: Naval Enforcement in the U.S.–Iran Conflict&lt;/a&gt; By Mark Nevitt&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137669/60-day-mark-iran-war-triply-illegal/'&gt;At the 60-Day Mark, the Iran War is Triply Illegal&lt;/a&gt; By Tess Bridgeman and Oona A. Hathaway&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

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 Security How the Law of War Can Reckon with Longer-Term Harms of Attacks on Health By Ana Elisa Barbar, Léa Gauthier, Evan Harary, and Uliana Poltav...

Just Security: Out Loud

Early Edition May 4, 2026

Early Edition May 4, 2026

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