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.
Trump’s ‘electroshock’ on Ukraine ends the debate: Europe cannot rely on the US for its security Text
Friday Reading Edition 237 (21st February 2025)
Europe will still hope to make good use of its cards in any peace negotiations Trump plans with Moscow. But now it must decide how to pay for its own defence.
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Friday Reading Edition 237 (21st February 2025)
After months of signaling and speculation, the Trump administration started on February 12 to roll out its strategy for ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Friday Reading Edition 237 (21st February 2025)
Charles Hecker is the author of ‘Zero Sum: The Arc of International Business in Russia’. We discuss his acclaimed new book and draw lessons from the highs and lows of doing business in post-Soviet Russia, from communism to capitalism, and to the exodus of three years ago. There’s also time to think about the postwar future, including potential conditions for a return to Russia by some Western firms, if the geopolitical mood-music changes and should sanctions be lifted.
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Friday Reading Edition 237 (21st February 2025)
In this episode of Geopolcast, join host Elisabeth Braw and speakers Jared Seth and Sam Wilkin as they discuss the risks of “gray zone aggression” on the aviation industry, as well as on businesses globally, with insights from WTW’s latest Political Risk Index.
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Friday Reading Edition 237 (21st February 2025)
Control Risks’ daily Ukraine-Russia Monitor includes a dashboard summary, scenario analysis and summaries of key developments. Subscribe and have it sent straight to your email.
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
The CMC has started officially categorise cyber events impacting UK organisations, in a world-first initiative to deliver a consistent and objective framework to assess the severity of major cyber events as they occur, categorising incidents on an easy-to-understand scale from one (least severe) to five (most severe).
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
DSIT is developing a Cyber Governance Code of Practice, to ensure that new and existing technologies are deployed safely across the UK to enable more businesses and organisations to make the most of the opportunities they bring. This document provides an overview of the responses to the call for views and key themes that emerged.
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
Experts on the front line of cyber security report a widening gap between the resilience of businesses with adequate security and the rest. However, the issue is clouded by a lack of definitive, data-driven research into this cyber security gap. This new report examines the cyber risk landscape confronting UK businesses
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
This report explores major findings and puts a spotlight on the complexity of the cybersecurity landscape, which is intensified by geopolitical tensions, emerging technologies, supply chain interdependencies and cybercrime sophistication.
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
Cyber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches, and IT disruptions, rank as the top global risk in the Allianz Risk Barometer – and by a higher margin than ever before
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