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In this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, the changing nature of farmer protests in India. Farmers in India have been protesting for months - demanding the government repeal laws that opened agricultural markets to private companies. In recent days, those protests have developed new facets. Bhumi Patel, Stratfor South Asia analyst at RANE puts those changes into perspe...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, how the Gulf Arab States are addressing the pandemic. The rising rates of infections and hospitalizations from two new variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has public health experts around the world concerned. The reasons vary, from vaccine hesitancy in the West to a shortage of vaccines in developing economies. L...

In this episode of the RANE Insights on Covid 19 podcast, the topic is the concern generated by a new surge in virus cases and questions of whether even the vaccinated should restrain from activities in indoor crowded spaces.  RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Bill Lang an expert in pub...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential geopolitics podcast from RANE, we turn our attention to China's tech sector. China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) has stationed investigators within the offices of Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi for the duration of a security probe led by the Cyberspace Administration of China. This follows not long after China announced that the firm's main app would...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to Rebecca Keller, Director of Analysis for Stratfor’s geopolitical analysis team at RANE about the possibility of mandatory COVID vaccines. Europe is on track to reach herd immunity (with 70-80% of the adult population vaccinated) by the end of the year, even if booster shots may eventually be needed. Th...

In this episode of RANE's Insight podcast series, RANE's Executive Director of Safety and Security, Brian Lynch speaks with Keiran Carroll. Keiran Carroll is Chief of Staff at ZeroEyes, a weapons detection company used by educators, businesses, and others to help locate threats before they become violent. ZeroEyes software can be integrated into a firm's closed-circuit TV or other video management...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast on COVID-19, the talk turns to vaccinations, vaccinations, and the Delta variant. Across the country cases of COVID-19 are up, as well as hospitalization due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant. With many more rural parts of the country unvaccinated and vaccinations tapering off elsewhere, the United States has not reached herd immunity and Drs. Fr...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Senior Global Security Analyst, Ben West, discusses how criminals adapt to technology and why they often stay ahead of law enforcement. This podcast is based on our multi-part series on crime and technology: "Criminals have always been relatively quick to adopt new technology. From bootleggers assembling fleets of motorized v...

Heightened geopolitical risk has become a primary risk for global corporations. Uncertainty is driving economic and social volatility, even in previously stable regions, and a single event or shift in policy can have an outsized impact on your organization. In this episode of the Baker's Dozen podcast from RANE, host Rodger Baker speaks to Dr. Steven Smith, a professor at Florida Atlantic Universi...

In this Essential Geopolitics podcast, the topic is Lebanon. The country has been in crisis - both financially and socially for some time. What exactly is going on? Emily Hawthorne, Stratfor Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst at RANE, says that the governmental paralysis is compounding an event that outside watchers call deeply concerning for Lebanon and the region.  Stay informed with re...

In this episode on the RANE Insights on COVID 19 podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. They talk about vaccine efficacy against the Delta variant, news on Lambda, why people persist in...

In this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks to Sam Lichtenstein, who is Stratfor's director of global security analysts at RANE. The recent ransomware attack on Kaseya Ransomware compromised as many as 1,500 businesses around the world. Such attacks can cause business disruptions and financial damage. But, with hacking attacks on the rise, and...

According to the Pew Research Center, crime in the United States has fallen since the 1990's. But many Americans believe it's on the rise. Part of that is the rise in mass shootings and media coverage. But part may be down to ingrained behavior and beliefs - of individuals, communities, police, and politicians. Today’s podcast explores how communities and police can work together toward change. RA...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential geopolitics Podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue gets an update from Carmen Colosi. Colosi is a Stratfor Latin America analyst at RANE. She says both Chile and Peru are seeing far left-wing factions take a larger share of government. Peru recently chose a far-left candidate as president, and in Chile, a center-right government is about to undergo elections in...

In this RANE Insights on security with Brian Lynch podcast, the conversation turns to corporate espionage. There are a vast number of items any business needs to keep track of. But one on the list may be something owners or C-suite executives haven’t considered. That is corporate eavesdropping -- espionage, really - using hidden bugs, cameras, or other surveillance measures. If you are in business...

In this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence gets a refresher on safely traveling in the U.S. and to other countries. This week, Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics explain why the US CDC pro...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Rebecca Keller, Director of Analysis for Stratfor’s geopolitical analysis team at RANE. The ongoing megadrought in the western US and the recent heatwave in its Northwest have prompted concerns about new norms of climate change.  Keller talks about how these growing climate change risks will influenc...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, we discuss China's new law designed to battle back against foreign sanctions. On June 10, China passed and implemented its Anti Foreign Sanctions Law. Although it is in effect, it is not yet clear what strategy China might use to fight back against foreign sanctions, import, and export restrictions it faces. Chase Blazek plac...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, the conversation focuses on business culture, ethics, and effective compliance programs. The host is Greg Radner, Chief Marketing Officer at RANE. He speaks to Dr. Patricia Harned,  the Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), America’s oldest nonprofit in the ethics & compliance industry. You can find out more about ECI at...

In this episode of the RANE Insights on Covid 19 podcast, RANE founder, David Lawrence speaks to Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. they discuss the rising number of cases in the Delta variant in the United States, why vaccine hes...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahues speaks to Evan Rees, Asia Pacific analyst for RANE. The Tokyo Olympics will go on in late July, despite Japan’s battle with the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to hold the games got mixed reactions inside and outside the country. They also happen to be scheduled just before Japan’s internal party leadership...

His name has become almost synonymous with his country. And now, after 12 years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is out of power. And a new government is already making its presence felt. Ryan Bohl, Stratfor Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE offers guidance on how the new government, burdened by deep ideological divisions, will struggle to find a path forward and respond to...

In this episode of the RANE insights on COVID 19 podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Dr.s Fred Southwick and Dr. Bill Lang about summer travel, the Delta variant of the virus, and what to expect come summer's end.  Individuals and organizations turn to RANE, for risk intelligence that cuts through the hype to focus on what they need to know, what to expect, and what to do. Are you a B...

In this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks to Michael Monderer, Stratfor senior analyst for global economics at RANE. This year, China began testing a digital currency. So far the experiments have seemed to be positive, which could put China in line to be the first country with a central bank-issued digital currency. Monderer explains what tha...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence speaks to Barry Meier, a former New York Times reporter and author of 3 books. His work has helped raise awareness of the roots of the opioid epidemic at the hands of Purdue Pharma as well as cherry-picked information of drug trial findings and tell the story of Robert Levinson, an American held hostage in Iran accused of sp...