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.
Vessels, undersea cables, and offshore oil installations increasingly becoming “gray zone” targets Text
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.
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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”.
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Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Trump questioned the value of the NATO alliance to the US, expressed extreme scepticism as to the benefits for the US of supporting Ukraine in its defence against Russia, and asserted that he will bring the conflict to a swift end. These positions are fundamentally at odds with those of the UK as recapitulated by the Labour government since its election in the summer.
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Friday Reading Edition 221 (11th October 2024)
Israel has invaded southern Lebanon in a dramatic escalation of its conflict with Hezbollah. The Israeli ground operation began on 30 September, days after an air strike killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Iran-backed armed group.
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Friday Reading Edition 221 (11th October 2024)
Monitoring the escalating tensions between Israel, Hizbullah, Iran and other groups.
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Friday Reading Edition 221 (11th October 2024)
Organisations are being advised by global security risk services firm International SOS to evacuate non-essential employees from Israel, Lebanon and neighbouring countries amid an escalating conflict in the region that is “creeping towards” the involvement of Iran and even the US.
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Friday Reading Edition 221 (11th October 2024)
One year on, Foreign Policy asks experts to assess the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Friday Reading Edition 221 (11th October 2024)
An overview of recent events in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, plus an outlook on the future of maritime security in these waters.
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Friday Reading Edition 220 (4th October 2024)
A new Eurobarometer survey which looked into the levels of disaster risk awareness and preparedness of the EU population shows that almost two-thirds of citizens (65%) believe they need more information to prepare for disasters and emergencies.
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Friday Reading Edition 218 (20th September 2024)
Visiting Israel and the Lebanon border on Monday, peace still seems far off, as well as how dangerous the confrontation with Hezbollah remains a year after 7 October.
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