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 5, 2026, on <a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/'>Just Security</a>.   ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security<ul><li><a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137831/hegseth-dod-harvard-mit-georgetown-carnegie/'>Hegseth’s Intellectual Purge is an Insult to His Officer Corps</a> by Ryan Burke</li><li><a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137343/us-shouldnt-lose-sight-real-terrorist-threats/'>The U.S. Shouldn’t Lose Sight of the Real Terrorist Threats</a> by Michael Jacobson</li><li><a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137295/india-muslims-attacks-human-rights/'>International Crimes and Human Rights Violations Against Muslims in BJP-Ruled Indian States Require Urgent Action</a> by Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp</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 5, 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: Yesterday 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/137831/hegseth-dod-harvard-mit-georgetown-carnegie/'&gt;Hegseth’s Intellectual Purge is an Insult to His Officer Corps&lt;/a&gt; by Ryan Burke&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137343/us-shouldnt-lose-sight-real-terrorist-threats/'&gt;The U.S. Shouldn’t Lose Sight of the Real Terrorist Threats&lt;/a&gt; by Michael Jacobson&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.justsecurity.org/137295/india-muslims-attacks-human-rights/'&gt;International Crimes and Human Rights Violations Against Muslims in BJP-Ruled Indian States Require Urgent Action&lt;/a&gt; by Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp&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 5, 2026, on Just Security.    ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security Hegseth’s Intellectual Purge is an Insult to His Officer Corps by Ryan BurkeThe U.S. Shouldn’t Lose Sight of the Real Terrorist Threats by ...

Just Security: Out Loud

Early Edition May 5, 2026

Early Edition May 5, 2026

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