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In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks to Ben West. West is Stratfor Senior Global Security Analyst at RANE. A May 30 report from the Danish Broadcasting Corporation outlined new details on how the U.S. and Danish intelligence services have cooperated to collect communications intelligence. While the media has focused on allegations of sp...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Chase Blazek, Stratfor Asia Pacific Analyst at RANE. The relationship between China and Taiwan, and by extent both with the world, is in a period of rapid change. Although China's official policy is still one of peaceful reunification with Taiwan, the island's political evolution and shifting interna...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Matthew Bey, Stratfor Senior Global Analyst at RANE. the topic: Iran's elections are scheduled for June 18 and the government has announced a list of 7 candidates eligible to run for President.

Memorial Day is a holiday in the United States. It was set to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. And yet, many service members who are veterans continue to die following their service. By suicide. In one sobering year, the VA reported more suicides by veterans than combat deaths. In this podcast, a conversation about why, despite the overwhelming number of resourc...

In this Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue is joined by Rebecca Keller, Stratfor Director of Geopolitical Analysis at RANE. They discuss the new IEA Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050 report and what it will take to reach emissions goals set out in the Paris Accord within 30 years.

In this week’s RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, we discuss summer camp safety tips for children, vaccine boosters, and the protocol of wearing - or not wearing - a mask in public since the new CDC guidelines were introduced. Let’s listen as RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Drs. Fred Southwick and Bill Lang for our weekly coronavirus update. -- Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health r...

In this episode of the RANE Insights on Security podcast with Brian Lynch, the conversation turns to what businesses and teams must do to prepare for workers' return to the office. Among the items on the to-do list: check in on employees, relax some rules and make sure that everyone's mentally ready to return. Lynch, who is RANE's Executive Director of Safety and Security, speaks with Chris Silva,...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Sam Lichtenstein, Stratfor Director of Global Security Analysts at RANE. A year of protests against Belarus president Lukashenko's rule has almost ended in Belarus. Why? The government has forcefully shut down almost all dissent. Sam Lichtenstein discusses what happens next. 

The US is still in the grip of a massive crisis that is stealing lives, costing billions in treatment, and crippling state systems designed to support those with addiction issues. In this RANE Insights podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks to Arden O'Connor, who leads the O’Connor Professional Group which addresses the needs of families and individuals struggling with an array of behavioral...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Carmen Colosi. Colosi is Stratfor Latin America Analyst with RANE. Thousands of people have been protesting in Colombia. They took to the streets in late April, and since then, more than 40 people have been killed - and several hundred more have been injured --- in clashes with police and riot squads...

In this week’s RANE Insights on COVID 19 podcast, our experts discuss the federal mask mandate that left elation - confusion, and concern in its wake, debunking vaccine myths and how vaccines may affect summer camp. RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Drs. Fred Southwick and Bill Lang for our weekly coronavirus update. Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological inciden...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, we break down the implications of the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline. Within days, the ransomware cyber attack was having a major impact on fuel supplies to the East Coast. But it disrupted more than fuel supplies. Emily Donahue gets insight from Stratfor Senior Global Analyst at RANE, Matthew Bey, into the significance...

Geopolitics is a term that is often misunderstood and misused. In the media, anything seen as disruptive between two countries is called geopolitical tension. In academia, there are ongoing debates over whether geopolitics is a tool of power and oppression or an explanatory tool to understand state behavior. Geopolitics as an idea is seeing a rapid resurgence, particularly as U.S.-China “Great Pow...

In late April, the Italian government announced a plan to spend more than 220 billion euros over the next few years to boost economic growth. In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue asks Stratfor Senior Europe Analyst, Adriano Bosoni, whether this could be the plan that finally generates sustainable growth in the third-largest economy in the EU after...

The managers of the Colonial Pipeline paid 5 million dollars to free its infrastructure from a cyber attack. The attack disrupted fuel supplies and set off panic buying on the east coast. It also prompted U.S. President Biden to call for a federal cybersecurity revamp. Will it be enough? RANE founder David Lawrence speaks to Ondrej Krehel, the CEO & Founder of LIFARS. Krehel is recognized worldwid...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, we get tips from a leader in the field about what makes a great CSO. How is well-tuned is your organization’s security? In this podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence learns some best practices from Joseph DeSalvo, the Chief Security Officer at The Blackstone Group. He has more than 20 years of corporate security experience and a successful record leadin...

In this week’s podcast, the opening of vaccines for children aged over 12, the ongoing crisis in India, and the elusive target of herd immunity. Let’s listen as RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Drs. Fred Southwick and Bill Lang for our weekly coronavirus update. -- Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. Dr. Fred Southwick is an in...

In this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Ben West, Stratfor Senior Global Security Analyst at RANE. The devastating surge of the coronavirus in India has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. It has also threatened its recovery from last year’s deep recession and could set back development and poverty reduction efforts for yea...

The rapid increase in prices for some cryptocurrencies has many people wondering whether they should buy in - or whether the market is ripe for regulation. In this RANE Insights podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Dave Jevans, a founder and the CEO of Ciphertrace, which focuses on blockchain analysis and cryptocurrency intelligence. The hub of RANE's service is the democratization of...

This time of year is traditionally the warm-up to the summer tourist season. But, of course, in 2020, the pandemic wrecked travel plans and devastated destinations and left economic shambles in its wake. Europe, where summer tourists keep many venues afloat, has been hit particularly hard. Now, the EU has floated an idea to help tourism recover. Emily Donahue speaks with Adriano Bosoni, Stratfor S...

In this current global business environment, organizations must be both quick and nimble to adapt to the constantly changing government regulations — domestically as well as globally. Compliance Officers work both internally and externally to make sure everyone in an organization - and the organization itself - follows the rules. Simple missteps could bring hefty fines, legal woes, and, importantl...

In Part Two of our series on how to be an effective compliance officer,  RANE Founder David Lawrence speaks to Lisa Shalett, Former Goldman Sachs Partner; Advisor to Startups; Board Director; Founder and Brand-builder about how to be an effective compliance officer, the compliance role in reputation management, and about her latest project, Extraordinary Women on Boards (EWOB). Individuals and org...

In this week’s podcast, the uncontrolled outbreak in India, what you can do to help, and what the U.S. needs to get to a place where people can live with masks off. RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Drs. Fred Southwick and Bill Lang for our weekly coronavirus update. Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. Dr. Fred Southwick is an i...

Two leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa have died in recent weeks. Chad's President, Idriss Deby, and Tanzania President, John Magufuli. In this episode of the Stratfor Essential geopolitics podcast from RANE, Stratfor Senior Global analyst at RANE, Matthew Bey, provides guidance about the impact of both of these leaders’ deaths; on their own countries and respective regions.  More From Stratfor: Follow...

"US Census figures released this week show that the United States experienced its slowest population growth since the 1930s. As states and politicians react to what that means for federal funding, Congressional districts, and future elections at home, Stratfor looks at how many nations experiencing a low birth rate and aging population can reveal the future geopolitical trends. In this episode of...