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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has formally launched her bid for a second term at the helm of the European Union’s executive, seeking to run as the center-right European People’s Party’s lead candidate in the upcoming EU elections in June. Von der Leyen kicked off her campaign pledging to improve the EU’s defense capabilities, improve its competitiveness and pursue its transiti...

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Global Analyst, Markus Jaeger talks about the current state of various economies around the world.  RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management...

In this episode of RANE Insights, David Lawrence, co-founder of RANE, continues his conversation with Dr. Allison Paolini and Dr. Gene Deisinger on methods for reducing the risk of violence in U.S. schools.  Dr. Allison Paolini is assistant professor of school counseling at Arkansas State University and the director of the university’s MSE School Counseling Program. Prior to Arkansas State, Dr. Pa...

In this episode of RANE Insights, David Lawrence, co-founder of RANE, speaks with Dr. Allison Paolini and Dr. Gene Deisinger about methods for reducing the risk of violence in U.S. schools.  Dr. Allison Paolini is Assistant Professor of School Counseling at Arkansas State University and the Director of the University’s MSE School Counseling Program.  Prior to Arkansas State, Dr. Paolini was an Ass...

In this episode of RANE Insights, David Lawrence, co-founder of RANE, speaks with Dr. Bjorn Lomborg on his research on approaches to creating positive impacts in the world.  Dr. Bjorn Lomborg is an author and the president of the think tank Copenhagen Consensus Center. He is the former director of the Danish government's Environmental Assessment Institute in Copenhagen. His publications center aro...

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Cyber Analyst Ali Plucinski provides an outlook for Iran’s short-term cyber activity in light of regional tensions in the Middle East. RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more inform...

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Cyber Analyst Hayley Benedict walks us through the steps the US has taken in recent months to disable aspects of the Chinese hacking campaign Volt Typhoon.   RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our c...

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst Ryan Bohl discusses the key dynamics that inform the Israel-Hamas conflict and explains what they can tell us about likely future developments.  RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business cont...

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Director of Analysis Sam Lichtenstein provides a brief overview of RANE’s 2024 Security Forecast.  RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management s...

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Eurasia Analyst Matthew Orr fills us in on RANE’s predictions for the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2024. RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk manageme...

In this episode of Beyond COVID, our experts discuss the threat posed by the JN.1 COVID variant. Dr. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida's College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents. Our host, David Lawrence, is the founder of RANE. RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk a...

On Jan. 7, Bangladesh will hold general elections, with the ruling Awami League (AL) aiming to clinch a fifth term for Prime Minister Sheik Hasina. The turbulent discourse surrounding these elections will likely persist due to intense political tensions among parties. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's South Asia Analyst, Misha Iqbal, explains current political dynamics at play leadi...

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Asia Pacific Analyst, Chase Blazek  discusses Taiwan’s upcoming January elections and their likely impact on relations with China and the United States.  RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clien...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping just wrapped a two-day state visit to Vietnam in which the two countries agreed to upgrade ties to a "community of a shared future." The visit likewise produced dozens of memoranda of understanding. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Asia-Pacific Analyst Nate Fischler shares his outlook for evolving relations between Vietnam and China. RANE is a global risk...

Taiwan will hold general elections on January 13 to elect a president and 113 seats in parliament. In the leadup to this election, Chinese cyber threat actors are likely to escalate activity targeting Taiwan. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Cyber Analyst, Hayley Benedict provides insight on what China’s cyber activity will look like and what we can expect to see as Taiwan’s electi...

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Global Economy Analyst, Markus Jaeger provides a rundown on China’s current economic and financial outlook.  RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk ma...

In this episode of Beyond COVID, our experts discuss the three diseases that they are most concerned about for this winter. Dr. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida's College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents. Our host, David Lawrence, is the founder of RANE. RANE is a global risk intelligence c...

In this episode of RANE Insights, David Lawrence, co-Founder of RANE, speaks with Adam Robinson as he shares his investing philosophy. Adam Robinson, the President of Robinson Global Strategies, is the trusted personal investment advisor to the heads of a select group of the world’s largest hedge funds and family offices, advising on all global macro asset classes including global equities, US sec...

Over the past year, the European Union and some of its member states have taken bold steps to recalibrate their strategies in dealing with China. In June, Brussels unveiled its first-ever economic security strategy which, while never mentioning China explicitly, has heavily implied it as the main target. Germany followed in July with its first ever China Strategy, which explicitly focuses on cutti...

President Biden released an executive order requiring the developers of artificial intelligence systems that pose a serious risk to national security, national economic security, or national public health and safety to notify the U.S. government and share the results of a red-team safety review prior to their public release. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Cyber Analyst Ali Plucin...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE co-founder David Lawrence speaks with Forhad Razzaque about his work in the due diligence space. Forhad Razzaque is the President of Integras Intelligence, Inc., a highly respected firm offering due diligence, employment screening and investigative services. Forhad is widely recognized in the industry for his ability to develop long-term partnersh...

The Oct. 7 attack in Israel and subsequent response has quickly become a worldwide issue, with many countries around the world vocally weighing in on the conflict. In East Asia, the emerging conflict in the Middle East also has geopolitical implications, and the region is very much split on the issue. Naturally, each country is shaping policy to suit their respective national interests, but this h...

In this episode of Beyond COVID, our experts discuss the newest COVID strain and explain the recent increase of reported cases. Dr. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida's College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents. Our host, David Lawrence, is the founder of RANE. RANE is a global risk intelligen...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE co-founder David Lawrence interviews Scott Atran, a leading global geopolitical, national security and terrorism lecturer, author, and government advisor. Scott Atran is an anthropologist and psychologist who studies how cognitive constraints and biases in cultural preferences and values shape social structures and political systems. He is co-foun...

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) is expected to withdraw its troops from the Horn of Africa nation by December 2024. They have been carrying out counter terrorism operations against al-Qaeda affiliate group, al-Shabaab, that has been active in Somalia for over a decade and still continues to target security forces and civilians. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE...