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In this episode of the RANE Insights on Security podcast with Brian Lynch, the conversation turns to Global Security Programs Reporting and Metrics. RANE Executive Director of Safety and Security, Brian Lynch, hosts Eduardo Sueyras, former Director of Risk, Security & Compliance - Andean Region Laureate International Universities. They talk about how security professionals can create updated secur...

Just as hopes were rising that more Americans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19, there came news that the rapid increase of virus variations could affect the goal of achieving herd immunity. That wasn't the only development in the race against COVID-19 this week. In today’s episode, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Drs Fred Southwick and Bill Lang about the latest statistics and wheth...

Negotiations that began last month regarding a US and Iran nuclear deal were interrupted by an attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility and Iran’s reaction - essentially upping its violations of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. What's the update on the latest nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran? Details from Emily Hawthorne, Senior Middle East and North Africa analyst at...

Today in our ongoing series about COVID-19, RANE founder David Lawrence catches up with Dr.s Bill Lang and Fred Southwick about the news that the Johnson and Johnson vaccine has been halted in the US, a new vaccine on the horizon, and what to expect in the coming weeks. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Bill Lang is an expert in pu...

"In this RANE Insights podcast episode, we speak with BlackCloak CEO and Founder, Dr. Chris Pierson. Every day, companies are under cyberattack. At work, there are protections in place through the work of information security teams. But what happens when an executive leaves the office? In their personal lives and on personal devices, executives are wide-open to phishing attacks, malware, credentia...

Today in our ongoing series about COVID-19, RANE founder David Lawrence catches up with Drs. Bill Lang and Fred Southwick about the news that the Johnson and Johnson vaccine has been halted in the US, a new vaccine on the horizon, and what to expect in the coming weeks. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Bill Lang is an expert in pu...

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to Adriano Bosoni, Senior Europe Analyst at RANE. This month, the Spanish government announced a plan to spend some 70 billion euros in EU funds in the next three years. Spain had one of the worst-performing economies in the world in 2020, contracting by more than 11 percent. Will the funds help and why is Spain's...

In this episode of the Pen and Sword podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to American novelist, Mark Greaney, the author of the Gray Man series of thrillers. Audiences love these books. The series has captivated more readers with each installment. The latest of which is Relentless, in which the Gray Man finds himself trapped, set upon and beaten - before the end of the first chapter.

In this episode of Baker's Dozen from Stratfor, a RANE company, host Rodger Baker speaks to Dr. James Sheehan, Dickason Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, At Stanford University, and author of several books and monographs on German History. When we think about classical geopolitics, Germany often emerges at the forefront. It was a contender for Mackinder’s Heartland Power. And it was a place w...

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Sam Lichtenstein, Director Global Security Analysts at RANE. Rising tensions in eastern Ukraine are drawing global attention to the frozen conflict between the government in Kyiv and Russian-backed separatists. From RANE Worldview: On the deadliest day of the year, on March 26 four Ukrainian soldiers were kil...

The New York City Cyber Command is a centralized organization that leads the City's cyber defense efforts. They work across more than 100 agencies and offices to prevent, detect, respond, and recover from cyber threats. They protect the city and its critical systems from malicious attacks through the use of the latest technologies, public-private partnerships, and regular training and exercises fo...

The New York City Cyber Command is a centralized organization that leads the City's cyber defense efforts. They work across more than 100 agencies and offices to prevent, detect, respond, and recover from cyber threats. They protect the city and its critical systems from malicious attacks through the use of the latest technologies, public-private partnerships, and regular training and exercises fo...

In this episode of the RANE Insight podcast series from RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange), Chief Marketing Officer Greg Radner speaks to David Brown, the host of the Business Wars podcast, about his new book, The Art of Business Wars. If you read that closely, you'll note the reference to "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. The world of business is often a matter of survival; one leader conquers...

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, the discussion turns to China's latest 5 year plan. In March, China’s top leaders gathered in Beijing to announce their budget and their big economic goals for 2021, and the next 5 years. The tradition carries back to the days of Mao Tse Tung. They’ve changed as the country’s economy has changed and the latest announced plan is seen a...

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, we talk about COVID-19 vaccine passports.  With the arrival and accelerated distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to many industrialized countries, nations and businesses have begun thinking about the possibility of emerging from a pandemic. After more than a year of isolation, industrial, medical and economic fallout, and massive debt ac...

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to Rebecca Keller, Director of Analysis for Stratfor’s geopolitical analysis team at RANE. For several days in March, the world watched the slow-motion development of an international shipping crisis. First, a large container ship blocked traffic in the Suez Canal, a vital shipping route. Then came a shipping traf...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks to an expert panel about the emerging risk and opportunities, and potential consequences of going on the cyber offense. The recent SolarWinds hack has some cybersecurity experts wondering if the best defense might be a good offense. The Biden administration has pledged to take on the country's cyber adversaries and ha...

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with analyst Carmen Colosi, Latin American analyst at RANE. On March 1st, the White House announced that they would not be sharing vaccines with Mexico or any other country, however, just 18 days later the administration announced its plans to share 4 million doses of AstraZeneca stockpile with Mexico and Canada....

In this episode of the Baker's Dozen podcast series from RANE host Rodger Baker speaks with Prateek Joshi, A Dphil candidate in Modern History at Oxford about the evolution of Indian strategic thought and its geopolitical context. India has long been a regional power center by default. But now the country is facing new challenges as China expands its interests across land and sea to India's near a...

U.S. President Joe Biden said this week he wanted to distribute 200 million vaccine doses before the end of his first 100 days in office. Some news outlets suggest the US could be getting close to enough vaccines for the adult population. BUT disinformation is still rampant. In today’s episode, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Drs. Fred Southwick and Bill Lang about the latest statistics an...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently replaced his country's central bank governor. Again. It’s one major move in an ever-evolving crisis. What’s going on? Emily Hawthorne, Senior Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE provides perspective on what this means for 2023 elections, the economy in both the short-term and in the long. Subscribe to the Stratfor Podcast wherever you liste...

In this episode of the Pen and Sword podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with best-selling author, Don Bentley. He's the man behind the Matt Drake series of thrillers. Book two in the series, The Outside Man, published in March. In this volume, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) operative Matt Drake finds himself outgunned, outmaneuvered, and outmanned in the middle of downtown Austin Texas. Hi...

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Matthew Bey, Senior Global analyst at RANE. The recent Hafnium/Microsoft Exchange hack has brought Chinese cyber activity back to the United States' radar as Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan met with Chinese officials in Alaska on March 18-19. How does cyberespionage fit into China's overall cyber strategy? L...

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to Evan Rees, Asia Pacific analyst at RANE. China's National People's Congress has approved sweeping electoral reforms for Hong Kong that will ensure greater mainland control by strengthening the pro-Beijing camp and sharply limiting the ability of the pro-democracy camp to wield power in elected institutions. Wha...

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks to Joseph Grundfest, professor of law and business at Standford university law school and expert on capital markets, corporate governance, and securities litigation. They discuss the historical context and lessons learned from the GameStop spree, as well as the personalities, roles, and motivations of the different pl...