Just Security 43d ago

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 18, 2026, on Just Security (https://www.justsecurity.org/) .   ICYMI: Last Week on Just Security  • If President Trump is Concerned With the Entry of “Criminal Aliens,” Why Is the U.S. Welcoming Corrupt Foreign Officials? (https://www.justsecurity.org/139092/trump-concerned-criminal-aliens-us-welcoming-corrupt-foreign-officials/) By Melissa Hooper • The Next Frontier: Overcoming Crime and Corruption in Post-Sanctions States (https://www.justsecurity.org/138192/overcoming-crime-corruption-post-sanctions-states/) By Susan Carter, George A. Lopez and Alistair Millar • The Netherlands Sets New Path for Investigating Evidence of Civilian Harm in Modern Conflict (https://www.justsecurity.org/138885/netherlands-investigating-evidence-civilian-harm-conflict/)  By Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen