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In this podcast dedicated to the larger concepts of geopolitics, host Rodger Baker, Senior Vice President for Strategic analysis at RANE, explores the concept of Philippinedization. His guests are Dr. Chester B. Cabalza, Joshua Bernard B. Espeña, and Don McLain Gill. All three are with the Manila-based think tank  International Development and Security Cooperation (IDSC). Their recent book is call...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue gets an update from Carmen Colosi, RANE's Latin America analyst. High commodity prices are a side effect of the Russia Ukraine war. That's having ripple effects on fertilizer prices, and that's got our analyst on alert for both upsides and downsides for Latin America's agriculture sector. Some of those include more exports, oth...

In this podcast episode we speak with Michael Gershberg, a Partner at Fried Frank, the law firm serving as counsel to many of the world's largest companies, financial institutions, and investment firms. This series focuses on legal, regulatory, and compliance risks, with expert guidance on topics from antitrust and competition to managing the changing global regulatory environment both within and...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, host and RANE Founder, David Lawrence speaks to Drs. Southwick and Lang about a contagious new sub-variant, when to get a booster, and the best time for pregnant women who aren't immunized to get a shot. RANE offers risk intelligence solutions to more than 400 leading corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions. They turn to RANE, for...

RANE’s Senior Middle East and North Africa analyst, Ryan Bohl speaks with Scott Kardas about the ongoing impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Southeast Asia.  Subscribe to Worldview today so you can be informed for tomorrow. https://cloud.subscribe.stratfor.com/worldview 

RANE’s Senior Middle East and North Africa analyst, Ryan Bohl, speaks with RANE's Sub-Saharan Africa Analyst, Clara Brackbill about the impact of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Subsaharan Africa.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Moscow recently, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. RANE’s Senior Middle East and North Africa analyst, Ryan Bohl tells to Emily Donahue about what happened during the visit and why it matters. Subscribe to Worldview today so you can be informed for tomorrow. https://cloud.subscribe.stratfor.com/worldview 

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Asia Pacific analyst Chase Blazek offers guidance on the 2022 Two Sessions in China. The National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference meeting in Beijing is China's largest annual political gathering. Subscribe to RANE Worldview. Right now, we have a special subscription offer. Visit https://cloud.subscrib...

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Latin Ameria researcher, Sydney Casey shares details on where Latin American countries fall in teh battle between Russia and the West over Ukraine. RANE Worldview offers objective geopolitical analysis and intelligence covering the global landscape. Subscribe today at https://cloud.subscribe.stratfor.com/worldview

In this episode of RANE's podcast on COVID-19, Host and RANE Founder, David Lawrence speaks to Drs. Bill Lang and Fred Southwick about the lifting of mask mandates and why caution should NOT be thrown to the wind. Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. Dr Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida Col...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks to Ryan Bohl, Senior Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE. As Russia’s war in Ukraine intensifies, and Western countries stand firm on punishing sanctions, one country has found itself caught in the middle. That country is Turkey, which is is geographically significant in the current standoff between Russia and N...

In Late February, Lebanese security forces say they disrupted three planned attacks linked to the Islamic State (IS) terror group. The targets were Shiite religious sites in the southern suburbs of Beirut. In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics Podcast, RANE security analyst, Charles Thorson speaks with Emily Donahue about the effect this plot could have on Lebanese security forces. Subsc...

Essential Geopolitics is RANE's podcast taking a closer look at individual geopolitical events and trends. In this episode, RANE'S Latin America Analyst Carmen Colosi looks at recent Russia outreach to some U.S. neighbors. In the midst of rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, we have seen Russian officials suggest that Moscow could increase military and economic cooperation with Cuba, Nicara...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, Greg Radner speaks with Michael Hamilton at Critical Insight Security, about the challenges of defending against ever-increasing cyber security threats. RANE offers risk intelligence solutions to more than 400 leading corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions. They turn to RANE, for risk intelligence that cuts through the hype to foc...

In this episode of the RANE insights on COVID-19 podcast, host and RANE founder, David Lawrence catches up with Drs. Fred Southwick and Bill Lang, as states begin to lift mask mandates Omicron cases fall and people cautiously ask, could this soon be all over? Dr. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr, William Lange is an expert on p...

In today’s episode of the RANE Insights on Security podcast, Brian Lynch speaks to Jay Grusin and Steve Lindo of Intelligent Risk Management about their analysis of the Boeing 737-MAX crashes. They’ve recently published an article about the developments that pushed the 737 upgrade from manageable risk into uncertainty and, eventually, into disaster. Jay Grusin and Stephen Lindo lead Intelligent Ri...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Matthew Bey, RANE’s Senior Global analyst updates us on negotiations among Iran, the United States, and major world powers. They appear to be inching toward a deal to resume compliance with the 2015 Joint comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the JCPOA. Is an agreement too much to hope for? Subscribe to RANE Worldview today and stay ahead o...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, a look at the 2022 Winter Olympics, at their host, China. The games are played amid a tense geopolitical atmosphere: including a diplomatic boycott over China's alleged human rights abuses; its relationship with Taiwan, disputed claims on land and sea, and as a crisis develops at the Russia-Ukraine border. Chase Blazek, Asia Pacific analyst...

In today’s episode of the RANE insights podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence, speaks with Jackie Barbieri Founder and CEO of Whitespace, a Spatial Data Analytics company. She recently published the results of a study that used raw mobile geolocation data to track and predict Covid-19 outbreaks. Here's a short video explaining how they measured contact. RANE offers risk intelligence solutions to mo...

It's time for an update on the global geopolitical standoff over Ukraine. In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, we discuss Vladimir Putin's game plan for Ukraine, in the long-and-short term, and ask whether the west is playing right into Russia's hand. Eurasia analyst, Matthew Orr is RANE's resident expert on this topic.  Whether you’re watching developments about Ukraine...

In today’s episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence zeroes in on cybersecurity and disinformation. His guest is the former Secretary of U.S. Homeland Security, now Chairman of the Chertoff Group, Michael Chertoff.  They discuss how the crisis over Ukraine may accelerate disinformation, destabilization, and digital warfare. Stay ahead of cyber risks that could impact your o...

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, a look at the latest from North and South Korea.  North Korea’s missile tests seemed to be on hiatus during the global pandemic. But North Korea held several ballistic missile test launches in January. And that has caught the attention of presidential candidates in South Korea. Scott Kardas, an Asia Pacific analyst with RANE shares de...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, we offer a special cyber briefing from RANE, the Risk Assistance Network and Exchange.  The threat of a cyberattack looms large in both corporate minds and those of governments around the world. For instance, as the standoff at Ukraine’s border continues, RANE has shared analysis with our clients and subscribers about the potential for Russian-driven c...

In this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, host and RANE Founder David Lawrence gets caught up on the extent of long-haul covid cases, the pros and cons of vaccines for little children, and the state of the Omicron infection in the U.S. Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. Dr. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease expe...

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Clara Brackbill walks us through what’s happening in West Africa. She is a Sub-Saharan Africa analyst with RANE. The president of Guinea-Bissau remains president, after a failed coup attempt on February 1.  Just a week earlier, the military of Burkina Faso outed its elected government. In Chad, the military took over last year and the same h...