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 85 (3rd December 2021)
The UK must be better at anticipating, preparing for and responding to a range of challenging risk scenarios, including those which it has never experienced before. The report emphasises that the Government’s current strategy of centralised and opaque risk assessment and risk management, which fails to make adequate preparations, has left the UK vulnerable.
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Friday Reading Edition 87 (17th December 2021)
The Chief of MI6 talked about the seismic changes he sees in the world, specifically in the espionage environment. He discussed China, Russia and Iran, three of the ‘Big Four’ priorities for the intelligence world. He also explained what the UK is doing to address the fourth priority – the amorphous, shape shifting character of international terrorism.
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Friday Reading Edition 89 (14th January 2022)
The telecoms and technology sector has weathered the coronavirus pandemic better than many others, despite supply-side disruption. Looking ahead, business and investor attention will be focused on the 5G rollout, semiconductor shortages and widespread changes to cyber security regulations.
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Friday Reading Edition 80 (29th October 2021)
Ransomware attacks have continued hitting the headlines, and has rapidly become the key cyber threat to organisations globally. This despite an increasingly active and disruptive geopolitical threat picture with individual organisations, global supply chains and critical infrastructure also increasingly targeted by state-linked actors.
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9/11 – Never forget Text
Friday Reading Edition 74 (11th September 2021)
An article from Strategic Risk marking the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, including an interview with Airmic CEO Julia Graham.
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Afghanistan since 9/11 Video
Friday Reading Edition 122 (16th September 2022)
In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the US-led invasion of Afghanistan rapidly overthrew the Taliban regime that had hosted Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda network.
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Friday Reading Edition 74 (11th September 2021)
[Free to access upon setting up an account] Released on the 7th September 2021: on Afghanistan, and domestic terrorism.
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Friday Reading Edition 71 (20th August 2021)
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has stoked fears of an exodus of Afghans and a repeat of Europe's 2015/16 migration crisis. Will there a mass exodus from the country?
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Friday Reading Edition 71 (20th August 2021)
Although Chinese leaders are not enthusiastic about the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, they will not allow principle to stand in the way of pragmatism, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s hosting of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in China three weeks ago signaled.
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Friday Reading Edition 71 (20th August 2021)
The Taliban’s declaration of victory and the capitulation of the Afghan government mean that fighting will subside throughout Afghanistan. However, other militant groups, such as Islamic State in Khorasan (IS-K), maintain active cells in the capital and will likely seek to exploit the fragile political and security situation to stage high-impact attacks.
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