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.
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 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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Friday Reading Edition 186 (26th January 2024)
Although attacks by the Houthis did not inflict direct harm to personnel or assets linked to the sporting events in Saudi Arabia – aside from causing some disruption due to flights being cancelled – it served to highlight their cause using sport as a backdrop.
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Friday Reading Edition 174 (13th October 2023)
A broader conflict involving Iran could lead to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz—disrupting the global energy market. By Elisabeth Braw, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a consultant with WTW Research Network.
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Friday Reading Edition 174 (13th October 2023)
The attack will set back Israel’s plans for normalization with its neighbours – and could have implications for the war in Ukraine
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Friday Reading Edition 174 (13th October 2023)
The fighting between Israel and Hamas, which launched a surprise attack on Saturday, is the latest in seven decades of war and conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that has drawn in outside powers and destabilised the wider Middle East.
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Friday Reading Edition 174 (13th October 2023)
There is potential for a further deterioration in the security environment. Israel is expected to begin a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip in the coming days.
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Friday Reading Edition 170 (15th September 2023)
This report seeks to explain and assess what the implications of a new al-Qa’ida leader could be to the group’s operational capabilities and strategic direction, and the implications for the threat posed by al-Qa’ida to people and property in the UK.
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