Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
What Is NATO? Text
Friday Reading Edition 161 (14th July 2023)
The military alliance is bolstering its military deterrent in Europe amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has expanded to include Finland.
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Friday Reading Edition 161 (14th July 2023)
Collective defence, fighting terrorism, and support for Ukraine.
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Friday Reading Edition 186 (26th January 2024)
The UK and US attacked Houthi sites in Yemen on 11 January, following the group's attacks on Red Sea shipping. What is the background and situation in Yemen?
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Friday Reading Edition 187 (2nd February 2024)
Devolved government in Northern Ireland will be restored after a 23-month hiatus, following a decision by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which has reached an agreement with the government which will see the party re-enter the institutions.
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Friday Reading Edition 187 (2nd February 2024)
The Command Paper published by the UK government this week, setting out the detail of the changes to Northern Ireland's post-Brexit arrangements, which tempted the Democratic Unionists to go back into power-sharing devolved government.
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Friday Reading Edition 187 (2nd February 2024)
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has claimed Irish unity is now within “touching distance” as she hailed the significance of her party assuming the role of Stormont first minister for the first time.
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Friday Reading Edition 187 (2nd February 2024)
DUP leaders debated a new deal focused on concessions made in Westminster. Five hours of talks later - they said ‘yes’. After almost two years Northern Ireland might have a government again.
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Friday Reading Edition 186 (26th January 2024)
Roxanne Escobales, editor of The World Today, is joined by Tom Sharpe, a former commander in the Royal Navy and defence columnist with The Telegraph. Joining them are Dr Sanam Vakil, the director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme, and Farea Al-Muslimi, a research fellow with Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme.
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Friday Reading Edition 186 (26th January 2024)
The US and its allies have very limited options to deter or stop the Houthis without seeking concessions from Israel on the war in Gaza, or engaging Iran in asymmetric targeting as a supporter of the Houthi movement.
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Friday Reading Edition 186 (26th January 2024)
Watchers will be concerned not only with how the Houthi’s will respond – a response likely to be defiant, but also, what the US and its allies are willing to do next to counter a persistent Houthi threat in the Red Sea without risking further escalation.
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