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 170 (15th September 2023)
This report seeks to explain and assess what the implications of a new al-Qa’ida leader could be to the group’s operational capabilities and strategic direction, and the implications for the threat posed by al-Qa’ida to people and property in the UK.
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Friday Reading Edition 170 (15th September 2023)
From 2021 – The US counterterrorism response to the September 11, 2001, attacks yielded some remarkable successes and disastrous failures in hunting al-Qaeda. The top terrorist threat today, though, is domestic rather than foreign
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Friday Reading Edition 170 (15th September 2023)
The beginning of the millennium saw an increased political focus on the threat from international terrorism, heightened by the attack on the Twin Towers on 11 September 2001. Only one year before 9/11, new counter-terrorism legislation had been passed in the UK.
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Friday Reading Edition 170 (15th September 2023)
The IMF is concerned about the consequences of money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing, as well as related crimes that undermine the financial sector and the broader economy
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Friday Reading Edition 170 (15th September 2023)
Discusses the legacy of 9/11, the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the shifting balance of global power
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Friday Reading Edition 161 (14th July 2023)
Collective defence, fighting terrorism, and support for Ukraine.
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Friday Reading Edition 160 (7th July 2023)
Attack against pride parade foiled by Austrian police. Two individuals sentenced after plot to destroy 5G masts. New IRA collaborated with organised crime groups.
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Friday Reading Edition 160 (7th July 2023)
As a result of the increasing number of incidents, businesses, schools, hospitals, and institutions are looking to evolve their risk management practices and enhance their financial protection from active assailant attacks.
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Friday Reading Edition 160 (7th July 2023)
In a global context of what some are calling a ‘perma-crisis’ or ‘poly-crisis’, businesses are increasingly witnessing, directly or indirectly, the impact of protest movements and civil unrest on their operations, a trend that is forecast to grow throughout this year.
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Friday Reading Edition 160 (7th July 2023)
The second in a two-part series on interagency coordination that examines the response to the 2005 London bombings. This article discusses the challenges faced by UK agencies in responding to the attacks and lessons that may be learned from them.
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