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 300 (3rd July 2026)
Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times, and Sebastian Mallaby, Senior Fellow for International Economics, CFR – America’s 250th birthday is the talk of the nation. But the more important story might be what the milestone reveals about the fragile bargain between democracy and markets, and whether the republic can survive its own cultural divisions.
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Friday Reading Edition 300 (3rd July 2026)
The top US judicial body issued rulings on Tuesday in three important cases, as it brought to a close another momentous nine-month term heavily focused on legal disputes involving Trump and his administration. Dissenting liberal justices in one ruling said it handed too much power to the president, allowing him even to act in defiance of laws.
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Friday Reading Edition 300 (3rd July 2026)
Over the past generation, the US has developed a number of “bad habits”—social, economic, and political—that will make it more difficult for a depopulating America to thrive. This report identifies five requiring immediate attention.
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Friday Reading Edition 300 (3rd July 2026)
Dr John Hulsman, a leading foreign policy analyst, returns to the podcast. John has made a name for himself as a pre-eminent predictor of geopolitical risk in the multipolar era. He prides himself on his ‘call record’, beating those of his rivals. We discuss Trump’s deal with Iran, the balance of power in the Middle East, political risk forecasting at the halfway point of 2026, the use of war gaming as a tool for corporate decision-makers, and the wider implications of deal-making, alliances and governance in a multipolar world.
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Friday Reading Edition 300 (3rd July 2026)
Europe has four long-term paths to security autonomy from America – which it takes will depend on electorates’ appetites for far greater political integration and financial sacrifice.
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Friday Reading Edition 300 (3rd July 2026)
Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court held that the US administration did not have the authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Watch here for ongoing developments and guidance for operating in this dynamic and global commercial market.
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