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 80 (29th October 2021)
Ransomware attacks have continued hitting the headlines, and has rapidly become the key cyber threat to organisations globally. This despite an increasingly active and disruptive geopolitical threat picture with individual organisations, global supply chains and critical infrastructure also increasingly targeted by state-linked actors.
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Friday Reading Edition 75 (17th September 2021)
Although the credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) market remains dominated by bank buyers and their use of the non-payment product, BPL Global’s report this year takes the time to focus on market appetite for PRI for corporate buyers and banks, and update on the political violence market.
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9/11 – Never forget Text
Friday Reading Edition 74 (11th September 2021)
An article from Strategic Risk marking the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, including an interview with Airmic CEO Julia Graham.
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Friday Reading Edition 74 (11th September 2021)
[Free to access upon setting up an account] Released on the 7th September 2021: on Afghanistan, and domestic terrorism.
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Friday Reading Edition 74 (11th September 2021)
Two decades on, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) reflects on the profound impact the 9/11 attacks had on security and global strategy, in this series of commentaries, reflections, and event recordings.
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Friday Reading Edition 74 (11th September 2021)
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted terrorism worldwide like any other area of human activity. Public health restrictions seem to have played a key role in shaping the threat in 2020, mainly by limiting it. Outside of conflict zones, incidents that have occurred have most commonly been lone attackers, reflecting a more situationally suppressed threat.
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Friday Reading Edition 71 (20th August 2021)
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has stoked fears of an exodus of Afghans and a repeat of Europe's 2015/16 migration crisis. Will there a mass exodus from the country?
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Friday Reading Edition 71 (20th August 2021)
Although Chinese leaders are not enthusiastic about the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, they will not allow principle to stand in the way of pragmatism, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s hosting of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in China three weeks ago signaled.
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Friday Reading Edition 71 (20th August 2021)
The Taliban’s declaration of victory and the capitulation of the Afghan government mean that fighting will subside throughout Afghanistan. However, other militant groups, such as Islamic State in Khorasan (IS-K), maintain active cells in the capital and will likely seek to exploit the fragile political and security situation to stage high-impact attacks.
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Friday Reading Edition 71 (20th August 2021)
Taliban victories have been aided by dismal political leadership in Kabul, but showing Afghans – and the world – they can run a country will not be so easy.
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