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 218 (20th September 2024)
This report demonstrates why risk and internal audit professionals need to relook at the way they collaborate, as their organisations build resilience amid the maelstrom of geopolitical risks. Elevated uncertainty created by an increase in volatility, complexity and pace of change in a new geopolitical era calls for new approaches to be adopted.
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Friday Reading Edition 215 (30th August 2024)
About the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) Disclosure Framework and the broader regulatory landscape.
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Friday Reading Edition 214 (23rd August 2024)
The conflict in Lebanon could go from limited war to all-out conflict, whether due to a miscalculation on Israel’s or Hezbollah’s part or due to a deliberate decision by either party that it is in their interest to fight what seems to be an inevitable war sooner rather than later.
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Friday Reading Edition 214 (23rd August 2024)
With insights gained from their latest visit to Ukraine in August 2024, the authors discuss the importance of the Kursk incursion in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
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Friday Reading Edition 214 (23rd August 2024)
Nearly half the world's population are due to go to the polls in 2024, with implications for businesses ranging from an increase in state-sponsored cyber attacks and disinformation to the increased likelihood of social unrest.
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Friday Reading Edition 214 (23rd August 2024)
[Free to download upon sharing contact details] The Trump Risk Index measures the broad exposure of the US’s 70 largest trading partners. The EIU’s overall risk score is based on an assessment of vulnerability across three areas—trade, immigration and security—where they expect important policy changes under Donald Trump, were he to win the US presidential election in November.
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Friday Reading Edition 214 (23rd August 2024)
[Free to download upon sharing contact details] The 2024 US presidential election will be the most consequential geopolitical event of the year. Will the US continue to play a leading role in global affairs, as is likely under the Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris? Or will it become more transactional and isolationist, as is likely under former Republican President Donald Trump?
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Friday Reading Edition 210 (26th July 2024)
In this episode, Richard Cutcher is joined by Sam Wilkin, director of political risk analytics at WTW. Sam shares his insight and perspective of the geopolitical landscape at a particularly volatile time, as well as on the upcoming US election.
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Geopolitical Interregnum Podcast
Friday Reading Edition 210 (26th July 2024)
The liberal international order, sometimes called Pax Americana, is in decline, but it's unclear what happens next. We explore the concept of geopolitical 'interregnum' as a framework for markets and insurers to consider the business environment.
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Friday Reading Edition 210 (26th July 2024)
A new interview with Sir Richard Shirreff, former NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and co-founder of Strategia, who discusses the future on NATO, the importance of geopolitics in the modern world and how the US election will have significant influence on the Ukraine-Russia war.
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