Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

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.

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UK in a Changing Europe, 23rd March 2023
As we approach the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, Conor Kelly highlights how its ‘three strands’ can help manage the different sets of relationships across these islands.
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The National Archives UK, 23rd March 2023
Gives an overview of the conflict and the peace process that brought it to an end, plus details about what the Agreement did and the results of it.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 16th November 2022
What role is today for the United States in the debates over security and prosperity on the Island of Ireland?
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NI Direct government services
An explainer on the different levels of government in Northern Ireland.
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Foreign Policy, 27th March 2023
Friday Reading Edition 147 (31st March 2023)
Figuring out whether the US or China is ahead is a lot tougher than counting rockets or warheads. Their AI ecosystems are deeply intertwined, and we’re seeing both governments take steps to increasingly pull them apart.
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Guardian, 23rd March 2023
Friday Reading Edition 147 (31st March 2023)
Key takeaways from the five-hour US congressional hearing, in which lawmakers grilled TikTok’s CEO over its relationship with China and protections for young users.
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UK Government, 16th March 2023
Friday Reading Edition 147 (31st March 2023)
The ban comes after Cabinet Office Ministers ordered a security review. This looked at the potential vulnerability of government data from social media apps on devices and risks around how sensitive information could be accessed and used by some platforms.
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UN Women, 15th August 2023
Friday Reading Edition 144 (10th March 2023)
Stripped of their rights, under constant threat of violence, Afghan women and girls are relentlessly carrying on with their lives. For some, that means forming new civil society groups to address community needs; for others, it means re-opening their businesses and going back to work. For all, it is an act of unseen, unheard bravery.
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Chatham House, 3rd April 2023
Friday Reading Edition 144 (10th March 2023)
Women are vital in the war effort - but better female political representation will be needed to rebuild Ukraine.
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Reuters, 4th November 2023
The Good Friday Agreement largely ended the "Troubles", three decades of violence that had racked Northern Ireland since the late 1960s.
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