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As a company, RANE focuses on bringing to our clients’ attention potential future risks that could impact their organization. So, in this episode of our Essential Geopolitics podcast, we're offering guidance on the economic picture for 2022. Michael Monderer, RANE’s senior analyst for global economics, offers a look where, following a bumpy 2021, the global economy is likely headed in 2022. Sign u...

In this podcast, Stratfor Senior VP of Strategic Analysis at RANE, Rodger Baker, speaks with Colin Chapman, geopolitical journalist and Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, to look at some of the geopolitical issues at play in the Pacific.  To read all of the security and geopolitical content in RANE Worldview, please subscribe.

Mexico’s tourist resorts in the Baja California and Yucatan peninsulas have been long considered to be safe from the Cartel violence that has wracked other parts of the country. However, that reputation is in danger. Cartel violence is encroaching. One shocking incident occurred in November when 15 cartel gunmen arrived by boat outside two luxury resorts in Cancun to target drug dealers on the bea...

In today’s conversation, our host David Lawrence speaks to Geoff Brown, the Head of New York City Cyber Command. Their conversation covers cybersecurity awareness and how organizations - public or private - can protect themselves from threat actors before during and after an attack. Become a member of the largest community of risk professionals today!

In this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast, Chase Blazek, RANE Asia Pacific Analyst discusses how businesses can navigate China's Human Rights Environment. Along with understanding new tech and other laws in China Western businesses will have to consider how they comply with China’s regulations and increased media scrutiny over China’s human rights issues. Additional Reading from Worl...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, Host and RANE founder, David Lawrence speaks to Drs. Fred Southwick of the University of Florida College of Medicine and Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. Both doctors agree that the new covid variant, Omicron, is so viral that three vaccine shots are necessary. Some data does show that Omicro...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE’s Executive Director of Safety and Security Brian Lynch spoke to William Edwards about his experiences at Abu Ghraib. The prison was part of a forward operating base in Anbar province for US operations. Major Bill Edwards and Lt. Col. Bob Walters of the 165th Military Intelligence Battalion were given the near-impossible task of setting up then im...

In this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks to Tyan Bohl, Stratfor Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE. Back in 2020, the United States inked a deal with the United Arab Emirates for $23-billion worth of F-35 fighter jets, drones, and munitions. But this December, the UAE announced it would suspend discussions on the deal. Bohl explains how...

In this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast, Libyan elections. Libya is planning to hold the country’s first-ever presidential elections and the first major nationwide election since 2014. It’s a bid to unify and bring stability to the country. But Stratfor Senior global analyst at RANE Matthew Bey says that appears likely to be a tall order. Events in the Middle East and North Africa...

In this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, host and RANE Founder David Lawrence speaks to Drs. Bill Lanf aand Fred Southwick about the Omicron variant, how to stay safe as well as workplace safety tips, and a discussion over whether to mandate Booster shots. The hub of RANE's service is the democratization of information and expertise. Subscribe to RANE’s Core Membership and let RAN...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, we check in on the recent U.S. anti-corruption push. The administration of President Joe Biden has declared that corruption threatens United States national security, economic equity, global anti-poverty and development efforts, and democracy itself. Its strategy includes curbing illicit finance and leveraging foreign as...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, A look at the Islamic State Khorasan Province. In the months since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it has faced an economic crisis, sanctions, international pushback, and internal opposition. One of its biggest security challenges is the Islamic State Khorasan Province - or ISKP which has been conducting a viole...

Cybersecurity is a critical risk for organizations. But too often leadership may treat cybersecurity as a box to be checked rather than an ongoing situation that needs to be constantly monitored. Gathering and assessing the right information and using it for better situational awareness in an increasingly complex cyber environment should be mission-critical. That’s why RANE and Nasdaq Governance S...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks to Stratfor Senior Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE. Iran nuclear deal talks resumed in Vienna on November 29. The JCPOA Joint Commission talks had been on hiatus for several months. Neither Iran nor the United States has thus far been able to agree to terms regarding sanctions or Iran’s...

In this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID 19 podcast, Host and RANE founder, David Larence, catches up with experts Bill Lang and Fred Southwick. Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine. This conversation is about the hype around the Omicron variant,...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast (powered by Stratfor), Charles Thorson, Stratfor Global Security Analyst at RANE discusses the implications of coordinated suicide bombings in the capital of Kampala. In November, three suicide bombers set off attacks in the heart of the downtown business district. The suicide bombings mark a significant escalation in terrorist activity for t...

Iraq, resting at the heart of the Middle East, is no stranger to conflict or controversy. Its role as a regional power dates back to the beginning of civilization, but so do its challenges, wedged between other countries vying for influence. In this episode of the Stratfor Podcast, Middle East and North Africa analysts Emily Hawthorne and Ryan Bohl sit down to explore the geopolitics of Iraq, from...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, we discuss a new era of hackers. The hacker group MosesStaff in September began targeting Israeli organizations. Their goal? Not ransom. But chaos. The group wants to cause damage to Israeli businesses. This is a development our security analysts have been monitoring closely, says Sam Lichtenstein, Stratfor Director of G...

In this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID 19 podcast, host and RANE Founder, David Lawrence speaks to Dr. Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics, about masking up for holiday gatherings, an increase in cases in Europe and the real effects of long-haul COVID.  RANE is a risk intelligence company that provides access to critical insights, ana...

In this episode of the RANE Essential Geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks with Ryan Bohl, Stratfor Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE. A new deal among Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates is getting international attention. The deal will address major climate and energy issues for the three nations. And it marks a breakthrough in Jordanian-Israeli relat...

In this episode of RANE's Essential geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, a look at what's ahead for Sudan. In October 2021, after months of escalating tension between military and civilian government officials, Sudan’s army seized control of the country. The military coup has brought international condemnation and domestic unrest. In this podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Clara Brackbill, St...

In this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID 19 weekly podcast, our experts discuss the risks of reopening US borders too widely, how children's vaccines are working and lessons learned from Israel on keeping populations safe from the virus. RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill L...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue gets an update on China's internal politics from Chase Blazek, Stratfor Asia Pacific analyst at RANE. Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the Sixth Plenum in November 2021. It is the most important annual political meeting in China, from which historic news was generated. Follow RANE on LinkedIn to learn mo...

In this episode of the RANE Essential Geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Middle East and North Africa analyst, Emily Hawthorne, breaks down what's behind rising tensions in Northern Africa. Hawthorne recently wrote in an analysis for Worldview that, "the diplomatic tensions between Algeria and Morocco over the disputed Western Sahara region risks sparking a tit-for-tat exchange of low-level...

For any business, large or small, the risks to both reputation and profit often boil down to security -- or in other words, how securely leaders protect their company’s physical, intellectual, legal, cyber, and other assets. In this RANE Insights on Security with Brian Lynch podcast, our host speaks with Michael Mason, the Enterprise Sales Director, Privacy & Security at Reputation Defender Execut...