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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, 21st February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 142 (24th February 2023)
This week at Chatham House, experts examined how the world has changed since 24 February 2022.
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Pushkin House, 27th September 2022
Friday Reading Edition 142 (24th February 2023)
Yekaterina Schulmann is a public intellectual and prominent Kremlin critic now exiled in Germany. Is there any hope that the war will end any time soon? What should the citizens of the global West be focusing on? Are there any optimistic scenarios? Pushkin House is an independent cultural centre in London which now calls for new enquiry and re-evaluation of Russian culture.
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Institute for Government, 15th February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
How will the Scottish National Party (SNP) elect its next leader? What does Sturgeon’s resignation mean for the SNP’s independence strategy?
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Herbert Smith Freehills
Friday Reading Edition 141 (17th February 2023)
A collection of insights for business and investors on the potential impacts of Scottish independence.
BBC, 10th February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
There will be no immediate transfer of UK fighter jets to Ukraine, the defence secretary has said.
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Atlantic Council, 9th February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
President Zelensky zipped from London to Paris to Brussels this week in his second trip abroad since Russia’s full-scale invasion of his country nearly a year ago. His message to leaders and lawmakers was that their military aid so far to his country has been substantial, but is not enough to repel Russia’s brutal invasion.
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Control Risks, 7th February 2023
Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
The scale of the withdrawal of international companies from Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine has become a powerful and multifaceted case study in crisis preparedness and response that cuts across geopolitics, regulatory, reputational, and security challenges.
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Kennan Institute, 23rd January 2023
Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
Four experts to assess the results of the Russian war on Ukraine at the end of 2022. What were three main outcomes of the war so far? How will the situation evolve in the first months of 2023?
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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Friday Reading Edition 140 (10th February 2023)
[Free to download upon sharing contact details] Released February 2023 – The latest edition of EIU’s Democracy Index report explores why democracy failed in Russia, how this led to the current war and why democracy in Ukraine is tied to its fight for sovereignty.
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Reuters, 31st January 2023
Friday Reading Edition 139 (3rd February 2023)
Three years after its departure from the European Union, Britain is yet to benefit from the Brexit dividend that was promised for its economy as it lags its peers on multiple fronts, including trade and investment.
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