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 171 (22nd September 2023)
Charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) has been on the radar for many nations as demand grows for a sustainable future. This report explores the challenges on progressing the rollout ambitions and suggests recommendations for key stakeholder.
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Friday Reading Edition 171 (22nd September 2023)
Cross-party political support and clear legally-backed targets have enabled the comparatively swift decarbonization of the power sector in the UK – but many challenges lie ahead, particularly on heat and buildings as the UK moves towards Net Zero.
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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)
The September 11 attacks and subsequent false conspiracy theories revealed the changing nature of disinformation as we entered the internet age. Blackbird.AI explores how 9/11 conspiracies have persisted over the last 20 years, and the importance of early deception detection to prevent disruptive information from taking hold.
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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 169 (8th September 2023)
The UK has seen the coronation of King Charles III, a change in the line of succession, and more.
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Friday Reading Edition 169 (8th September 2023)
On the occasion of the anniversary of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s passing and The King’s Accession, the King has issued this message.
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