Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

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.

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Chatham House, 12th December 2024
Friday Reading Edition 230 (13th December 2024)
The brief imposition of martial law and domestic infighting risks sidetracking the country at a time of intensified threat.
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WTW, 10th December 2024
Friday Reading Edition 230 (13th December 2024)
The threat to vessels, undersea cables, and offshore oil installations has increased due to the availability of advanced weapons and the willingness of certain states – particularly Russia and Iran – to disregard international maritime laws.
Foreign Policy, 8th December 2024
Friday Reading Edition 230 (13th December 2024)
The Syrian president has fled, leaving behind immense uncertainty about the country’s future.
RUSI, 4th December 2024
Friday Reading Edition 230 (13th December 2024)
Admiral Tony Radakin, the UK’s head of the armed forces, framed one of the key global threats facing the West as the growing alignment and “coordination between Moscow, Tehran and Pyongyang,” discussing also what he described as the “dawn of a third nuclear age”.
Swiss Re, 15th November 2024
Friday Reading Edition 230 (13th December 2024)
The geopolitical climate is uncertain even after the US election. Much hinges on the exact trade policy to be implemented under the incoming Trump administration, with a tail risk of a global trade war. The new US administration's stance towards Ukraine, and Europe's response, will be key to watch.
World Economic Forum , 25th November 2024
Friday Reading Edition 229 (6th December 2024)
Disruptions to the global supply disruptions, particularly from cyberthreats, can have catastrophic consequences for the economy. Advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence can help uncover phishing schemes to help organisations stay on top of attempted cyberthreats.
Marsh
Friday Reading Edition 229 (6th December 2024)
Strengthen cybersecurity with 12 key controls Improve your cyber risk management and resilience with our comprehensive guide to the top cybersecurity controls leaders need to know.
CyberCube
Friday Reading Edition 229 (6th December 2024)
[Free to download upon sharing contact details] This report zeroes in on critical sectors and Single Point of Failure (SPoF) technologies — key elements that underlie catastrophic cyber scenarios modeled by CyberCube. These sectors and technologies are not merely components of the digital economy – they are lifelines of our modern society, with their resilience intricately linked to the stability and security of nations.
Herbert Smith Freehills, 26th November 2024
Friday Reading Edition 228 (29th November 2024)
While agreement was reached on carbon market regulation, the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) agreement has been widely criticised, with many commentators arguing that the goal has not gone far enough to supply the funding that developing countries require to achieve their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and adaptation plans.
Chatham House, 22nd November 2024
Friday Reading Edition 228 (29th November 2024)
This podcast to discuss the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan and how Donald Trump’s re-election could change global climate action.
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