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 71 (20th August 2021)
Taliban victories have been aided by dismal political leadership in Kabul, but showing Afghans – and the world – they can run a country will not be so easy.
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Friday Reading Edition 71 (20th August 2021)
[Free to access upon setting up an account] Published just before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, and very prescient: the US’s and allied NATO forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan is highly likely to lead to a resurgence in Al-Qaeda (AQ) operations in the country. This is likely to pose an increased threat to Western countries in future.
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Friday Reading Edition 69 (6th August 2021)
After consulting with top business leaders and legal, public-policy, and risk professionals at Fortune 500 companies in multiple industries, this article suggests that company leaders can use a five-pronged approach to managing geopolitical risk.
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Friday Reading Edition 64 (25th June 2021)
From the start, the CER, a think tank, foresaw a Canada-style free trade agreement rather than a closer economic relationship, and were always optimistic that deals would be done, on both the Withdrawal Agreement and the subsequent Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA). What was perhaps under-estimated is how speedily the UK-EU relationship would turn sour.
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Friday Reading Edition 64 (25th June 2021)
[Subscription required] A different view, in the context of the poor results of President Macron’s party in France’s regional elections last weekend.
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Friday Reading Edition 65 (2nd July 2021)
The digital technologies and systems created today are introducing both far-reaching opportunities and challenges alike for security professionals and business leaders. This makes it more and more crucial to adopt a holistic view of how the intertwined global digital ecosystem of tomorrow may impact your organisation and its security. Fine tuning risk management strategies to navigate these shifting tides in the global digital threat landscape is essential.
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Friday Reading Edition 62 (11th June 2021)
[Free to access upon setting up an account] Instability in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine has seemingly led to an increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes and violence in the UK and US.
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Macron’s Europe Text
Friday Reading Edition 64 (25th June 2021)
Recently, French influence has grown, and if President Emmanuel Macron is re-elected in April 2022 – likely, though not certain – he will be Europe’s pre-eminent leader for several years.
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Friday Reading Edition 59 (21st May 2021)
[Free to read when corporate email provided] US President Joe Biden's focus on AI includes funding research and development, manufacturing chips in the US and preparing a workforce to use AI tools.
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Friday Reading Edition 64 (25th June 2021)
Published on the 5th May 2021, – immediate practical actions the UK and the EU can take to stabilise and strengthen cooperation following the ratification of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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