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 266 (17th October 2025)
The US president’s accomplishment in bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza is welcome. But without diplomatic engagement, a cornered and wounded Iran could undermine longer term peace.
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Friday Reading Edition 266 (17th October 2025)
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza will not bring a return of global ocean freight shipping to the Red Sea. Houthi rebels who have been launching attacks on Red Sea trade said the targeting of the maritime routes will continue. The complexities involved in making changes to global trade routes, and the uncertainty regarding how the Middle East situation will play out.
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Friday Reading Edition 266 (17th October 2025)
On October 8, 2025, Israel and Hamas agreed to a US ceasefire proposal regarding the war in the Gaza Strip. Below, Brookings experts reflect on the agreement and what it means for the broader Middle Eastern region.
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Friday Reading Edition 266 (17th October 2025)
This podcast explores how K&R policies work in practice, from what’s typically included or can be added on, to response consultants, intelligence support, duty of care and crisis planning. Discussion moves on to examine where conditions are ripe for K&R to proliferate, from weak rule of law and organised crime to civil unrest and geopolitical instability, with case studies from Syria.
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Friday Reading Edition 266 (17th October 2025)
The aim of this guide is to provide a toolkit to assist directors in understanding and keeping pace with this fast-changing and increasingly complex context. To what extent can insurance mitigate the cash flow risks, the major liability risks faced by organisations involved in international trade, and the potential for personal liability exposure to the directors themselves, and protect assets on and off the balance sheet?
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Friday Reading Edition 249 (23rd May 2025)
Anand Menon and Jannike Wachowiak offer some initial reflections on the UK-EU summit on 19 May. They argue that while the summit covered a broad range of areas, it simply marks the beginning of a long, technical and potentially difficult negotiation process to iron out the details that would amount to actual achievements.
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Friday Reading Edition 249 (23rd May 2025)
The agreements unveiled at the UK-EU Summit point to a more comprehensive revamp of the relationship than was expected – but there is a lot of negotiating left to do.
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Friday Reading Edition 249 (23rd May 2025)
The EU and UK have announced a Common Understanding which sets out the conclusions of talks held at the EU-UK Summit on 19 May 2025. What is the objective?
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Friday Reading Edition 237 (21st February 2025)
A series of US declarations rocked last week's Munich Security Conference and caused discord among the European politicians in attendance.
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Trump’s ‘electroshock’ on Ukraine ends the debate: Europe cannot rely on the US for its security Text
Friday Reading Edition 237 (21st February 2025)
Europe will still hope to make good use of its cards in any peace negotiations Trump plans with Moscow. But now it must decide how to pay for its own defence.
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