The Financial Times recently ran a story commending Latin American economies for pre-emptively increasing interest rates, even before the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, and taking a fairly upbeat view of the regional outlook, broadly speaking. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Global Economy Analyst Markus Jaeger explains why countries like Brazil and Mexico managed to cope with the COVID crisis and maintain economic stability. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

On August 23, major news outlets reported that Wagner Group Head Yevgeny Prigozhin was believed to be aboard a flight that crashed in Russia. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE Eurasia Analyst Matthew Orr discusses everything we know about the plane crash so far and shares his insights into the potential implications for Russia, the Wagner Group, and Belarus. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

From grain flows through the Black Sea to strategic minerals bottlenecks to strategic competition over advanced semiconductors, supply chain disruptions are often some of the most prominent and attention-grabbing examples of geopolitical risk on business operations. But the impacts are often not quite as attention-grabbing, simply adding more friction to the complexities of global trade. At the center of it all sits the global shipping industry, the connective tissue of global trade and commerce. It is there that one set of risks can add reverberating and compounding impacts across seemingly unconnected sectors or even geographies. In this episode of the Applied Geopolitics podcast, Rodger Baker, the director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, speaks with Mr. Punit Oza about some of the ways geopolitical risk impacts the global shipping industry. Mr. Punit Oza is a Senior Adjunct Fellow at the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore Academy and an Affiliated Research Fellow & Guest Lecturer at Singapore Management University, where he lectures on Geopolitical risks & their impact on shipping & trade flows. Mr. Oza has more than 30 years of experience in Dry Bulk Shipping, and now heads his own company, Maritime NXT, Singapore, focused on the developments in the maritime space. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and currently the Vice Chairman of the Singapore Branch of the Institute. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

On July 25, China replaced recently appointed Foreign Minister Qin Gang with CCP Foreign Policy Chief Wang Yi. This followed Qin’s one-month absence from the public eye, leading many foreign analysts to speculate about the reasons for the shake-up and its impacts for China’s relations with the world. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Asia Pacific Analyst Chase Blazek walks us through the events leading up to Qin’s absence and the potential impact this will have on China’s relations with 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode, David Lawrence, co-founder of RANE, speaks with Teague Egan about the work his company is doing in the lithium industry. Teague is the Founder and CEO at EnergyX, a clean energy tech company that’s developing efficient and sustainable technology to aid the extraction and production process for lithium. Teague is a serial entrepreneur, and has previously started businesses in entertainment. He is also the inventor of EnergyDNA – a patented multi-component graphene textile fiber technology.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.  

One of the strengths of geopolitical analysis is the ability to move above the fray of current politics. As a tool of assessment, geopolitics often works best in assessing strategic balances, drivers, and constraints. But while nations are often the discussed unit of action, reality requires us to understand and input the role of decision-makers, organizations, and institutions into the calculations, particularly in shorter time frames or narrower geographic scopes. In this more focused approach, we can consider two simultaneous ideas - “objective” geopolitics, and perspective geopolitics. Actions will be driven more often not by what is, but by what is perceived. The results, however, are much more influenced by what is, than by what one wishes. In this episode of the Applied Geopolitics podcast, Rodger Baker, the director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, speaks with Dr. Kenneth Dekleva about his work in leadership analysis and forensic psychiatry. Dr. Kenneth Dekleva is a practicing psychiatrist and Senior Fellow at the George HW Bush Foundation for US-China Relations.  From 2002 to 2016, he served as a senior U.S. diplomat and regional medical officer/psychiatrist with the U.S. Department of State, mostly overseas, but also in a leadership role (from 2013 to 2015) as director of the U.S. State Department’s worldwide diplomatic mental health program, providing mental health support to 60,000 U.S. diplomats and family members based overseas and in the United States. He has published widely in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, The Hill, The Cipher Brief, 38 North and The Diplomat, and has given numerous presentations in academic, private sector, and U.S. government settings in the field of leadership analysis, including profiles of Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un. He has also given media interviews to CNN, National Public Radio, Intelligence Matters, and Background Briefing. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of Beyond COVID, our experts analyze recent COVID numbers and compare the virus to other existing coronaviruses.  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 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Cyprus is pushing for a resumption of negotiations with Turkey for a settlement on the divided island, seeking to capitalize on recent momentum towards a rapprochement between the EU and Ankara. The main idea is to link a potential revival of Turkey's EU accession process to the progression of talks for an eventual future reunification of Cyprus, which has long been divided into two Greek and Turkish-Cypriot entities. Although both sides seem willing to resume negotiations, significant constraints will have to be addressed before a solution can be achieved. RANE’s Europe Analyst Matteo Ilardo offers his insights.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.  

Thailand's May 14 election winner is being denied the ability to form a government, creating government paralysis that delays economic recovery initiatives while risking reinvigoration of the mass protest movement of 2020-2021. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Asia-Pacific Analyst Nate Fischler explains why Thailand’s Move Forward Party has been unable to form a government and discusses the negative impacts this could have on the country’s economy.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

On July 10, Turkey’s President agreed to back Sweden joining NATO, and to bring the issue to the Turkish National Assembly for approval. The development prompted a flurry of speculation about Turkey leaning away from Russia and more towards NATO and the West. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst, Emily Hawthorne, provides her insights into Sweden’s NATO accession process.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

While the European Union and Mercosur reached an initial deal on a free trade agreement in 2019, the deal has not been implemented because of disagreements between the two trading blocs. In recent weeks there has been a push to resurrect the deal, but significant obstacles remain. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Director of Analysis, Adriano Bosoni, shares his insights into these ongoing efforts. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

On June 26, RANE published its third-quarter forecasts for both its geopolitical and threat intelligence platforms. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, Director of Analysis, Sam Lichtenstein discusses some of the major security stories RANE analysts will  be watching this quarter. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

On June 14th, the European Union passed its long awaited Artificial Intelligence Act to govern issues such as biometric data exploitation, mass surveillance and foundational models. Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers are backing efforts to create a federal commission that will develop a strategy for regulating AI – the latest addition to a variety of legislative proposals which aim to tackle emerging AI technologies, such as ChatGPT. RANE’s Cyber Analyst, Hayley Benedict explains what shape such legislation is taking, and what changes we can expect to see. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE Cyber Analyst Ali Plucinski explains recent changes in the cyber insurance industry, as it has sought to catch up with an expanding threat landscape and amid rising cyber-related costs. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

On June 3rd, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was inaugurated for a third term in office after he won comfortably in the May 28th runoff election, following the first round on May 14th. Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) maintained its dominance in parliament too. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst Emily Hawthorne discusses the outlook for Turkey under Erdogan’s government. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of Beyond COVID, our experts discuss the recent Canadian wildfires and explain the potential health risks posed by the smoke.  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 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

On June 6th, the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine collapsed. It is unclear what the cause of the damage was, whether it was the result of an explosion by Russia or Ukraine, or from wear from previously sustained damage. The collapse will impact crop yields and could force Kyiv to modify its counteroffensive. Matthew Orr, RANE’s Eurasia Analyst provides an update on the situation and insights into what’s to come, from both Ukraine and Russia. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, Markus Jaeger, RANE’s Global Economy Analyst provides an outlook for the United States’ economy in light of recent banking sector instability. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.  

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Director of Analysis, Adriano Bosoni discusses the possibility of a far-right party entering the Spanish government in Spain’s general election.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode, David Lawrence, Founder of RANE, speaks with Dr. Harold Koplewicz about adolescent mental health.  Dr. Harold Koplewicz the President of the Child Mind Institute and is one of the nation’s leading child and adolescent psychiatrists. He is widely recognized as an innovator in the field, a strong advocate for child mental health, and a master clinician. He has been repeatedly recognized in America’s Top Doctors, Best Doctors in America, and New York Magazine’s Best Doctors in New York. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast series, David Lawrence, co-founder of RANE, speaks with Colin Ahern about cybersecurity efforts for the state of New York. Ahern is an internationally recognized cyber security, resilience, and intelligence expert. He was appointed the first Chief Cyber Officer of the State of New York in June of 2022. As Chief Cyber Officer he oversees all cyber threat assessment, mitigation, and response efforts and leads cross-agency efforts to protect New York State from cyber threats. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of RANE's Beyond COVID podcast, our experts explain what it means now that COVID-19 is no longer considered a Public Health Emergency.  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 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Eurasia Analyst Matthew Orr explains the correlation between the Wagner Group’s feud with Russia’s Ministry of Defense and a Ukrainian counteroffensive.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.  

In this episode of RANE Insights, RANE founder David Lawrence sits down with Steven Brill and Gordon Crovitz to talk about the creation and mission of their journalism and technology company, NewsGuard. Steven, a journalist and Author – and Founder of Court TV, The American Lawyer Magazine, American Lawyer Media, Brill’s Content Magazine, Journalism Online, and The Yale Journalism Initiative. Gordon, a Journalist and Executive, is a Former publisher, editorial board member and opinion columnist for The Wall Street Journal, board member of Business Insider, editor or contributor to books published by the American Enterprise Institute and Heritage Foundation, founder of Factiva and co-founder of Press+. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

India sits at the heart of South Asia, backed by the Himalayas along the Chinese border, overlooking the Indian Ocean Basin, bridging the old Near and Far East. Today, India also bridges the widening global geopolitical divides. It is a member of BRICS and the SCO with Russia and China, but also a key member of the QUAD with the United States, Japan, and Australia. India has long promoted a policy of non-alignment, but that has become increasingly difficult to maintain. New Delhi’s management of its strategic autonomy has evolved with changing global patterns, and U.S.-China competition is once again reshaping India’s options and pressures. In this episode of the Applied Geopolitics podcast, Rodger Baker, the director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, speaks with K. Vinay Kumar about the evolution of the country’s regional policies. K. Vinay Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad. He is heading, the Centre for World Affairs at the University, and Don McLain Gill, a Philippines-based geopolitical analyst, author, and a lecturer at the Department of International Studies, De La Salle University (DLSU). Together they have co-edited a recent book called The Elephant’s Rise in the East, framing the history and future of India’s rise, and the way New Delhi has adapted its relations with its Eurasian neighbors.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

On May 18th, the acting CEO of South Africa's state-owned electricity utility warned of a "difficult winter" as the company may be forced to impose its most severe electricity cuts yet to maintain stability of the grid. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Director of Analysis Sam Lichtenstein sheds some light on the country's crisis and explains what it means for security and business operations. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

The “geo” in geopolitics is focused not just on topographic features like mountains, rivers, and coastlines or on concepts of size, shape, and location of countries. It also addresses local, regional, and global patterns of climate and weather, which have long influenced agricultural opportunities and development, economic and social characteristics of particular geographies, and even industrial capacity - think wind and water power. Today, climate issues have a direct geopolitical impact through physical effects, national and international regulation, and social and corporate influence. In today’s modern economy, and in today’s shifting strategic balance, semiconductors and high-end technology sit at the nexus of strategic policy, economic and technological opportunity, and climate. In this episode of the Applied Geopolitics podcast, Rodger Baker, the director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, speaks with Dr. Rebecca Keller Friedman about the relationship between climate, strategic competition, and advanced technology. Dr. Rebecca Keller Friedman has spent more than a decade gaining expertise at the intersection of disruptive technology and geopolitics. Previously the Director of Analysis at RANE, she is now an independent advisor and analyst. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

The Korean Peninsula sits at the crossroads of continental and maritime Asia, seen at various times as a bridgehead onto the continent or a dagger pointing at the heart of Japan. Korea’s history has been shaped by its location and by competition between larger powers around it, driving numerous policy responses from both unified and divided Korea, ranging from isolationism to balancing big powers to more independent regional engagement. Under the current Yoon administration, South Korea appears to be once again undergoing a shift in strategic policy, healing long-standing rifts with Japan, strengthening defense cooperation with the United States, and pursuing a more activist regional policy. In this episode of the Applied Geopolitics Podcast, Rodger Baker, the director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, speaks with Dr. Jaehan Park, from the Edwin O Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.  Dr. Jaehan Park has taught at SAIS and the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, and served in the Republic of Korea Army as an officer. Currently, he is working on a book project tentatively entitled, The Geographical Pivot of Grand Strategy, which examines how rising powers determine their geopolitical orientation. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Lately Beijing has conducted police raids on a number of U.S. firms as part of its campaign to make the corporate due diligence sector "healthy". More than a few analysts have highlighted the contradiction between Beijing's repeated pledges of support for foreign businesses and these latest raids. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Asia-Pacific Analyst Chase Blazek discusses the implications of these raids for the American business community in China.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

On May 14, Turkey held national elections that were among the closest in its modern history. Now the country goes to a runoff on May 28 between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu. But with the ruling Justice and Development Party having won parliament and the opposition demoralized, it seems an uphill battle for Kilicdaroglu. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst Ryan Bohl provides insight into the upcoming runoff election.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of RANE Insights, RANE Founder David Lawrence sits down with Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope to talk about her work in forensic accounting and her new book, Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry. Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope is the Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Forensic Accounting at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. Pope is a nationally recognized expert in risk, forensic accounting, and white-collar crime research, and an award-winning educator, researcher, author, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Pope teaches managerial and forensic accounting both at the undergraduate and graduate level. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of RANE's Beyond COVID podcast, our experts offer an update on the prevalence of COVID and share new recommendations regarding COVID vaccines.  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 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

The United States and the Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty, which was signed in 1951, has received new life under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as tensions with China are on the rise. With a series of initiatives to deepen the relationship, Manila finds itself both more able to defend its maritime claims but also more at risk of becoming embroiled on the front line of a potential U.S.-China armed conflict, and thus a target for Beijing. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE Asia-Pacific Analyst Nate Fischler sheds light on the trajectory of this relationship.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Brazil’s Congress recently opened an inquiry into the January 8 riot which saw protesters enter all three capital buildings in an effort to deny the legitimacy of then recently-inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The inquiry was a controversial topic in Brazil. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE Latin America Analyst Carmen Colosi explains the circumstances and implications of the congressional inquiry. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

There may be early signs that China is shifting its strategy and starting to more openly retaliate against the U.S. and its allies for the tech restrictions that they are placing on China and Chinese companies. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Senior Global analyst, Matthew Bey, gives an overview of the situation and shares his insights. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Sudan descended into conflict on April 15 when the Sudanese Armed Forces clashed with a local paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces. Since then, international players like the United States, the European Union, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have attempted to broker cease-fires between the warring sides, but they have so far failed. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE sub-Saharan Africa analyst Clara Brackbill provides insight into the conflict. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Ecuador’s Congress recently began an impeachment trial for President Guillermo Lasso due to allegations of corruption, meaning that Ecuador could follow in the footsteps of its neighbor Peru to oust a sitting president. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Latin America Analyst Carmen Colosi sheds some light on the circumstances surrounding the trial and the likely implications of each potential outcome. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Many social media companies have made changes to their platform such as paid verification features and mass layoffs, which pose difficulties for security-focused teams who need to access open-source intelligence. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Global Security Analyst, Charles Thorson provides an overview of these changes and shares his insights into the potential implications. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of the Applied Geopolitics podcast, Rodger Baker, the director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, speaks with Zoltán Fehér about the origins and implications of the strategic competitive relationship between the U.S. and China. Zoltán Fehér is a Nonresident Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub and an Associate Research Fellow at the Hungarian Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Among the many political parties running in the May 14th general election in Turkey, a number of key opposition parties have decided to work together to improve their collective chances of winning. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, Emily Hawthorne, a Middle East and North Africa Analyst at RANE explains who they are, what they stand for and what their chances are in this landmark election. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of RANE Insights, RANE Founder and Chief Collaborative Officer, David Lawrence sits down with Dr. Michael Makovsky, President and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, to discuss current developments in The Middle East, with a specific focus on Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Dr. Makovsky has written some recent op-eds that will be relevant to this podcast: Michael, Makovsky, “Saudi Arabia’s OPEC+ decision wasn’t as simple as ‘betrayal’” The Hill, October 19, 2023. Michael Makovsky, “Israel is Ready to Strike Iran’s Nuclear Program if Necessary — America Must Prepare to Work With it,” New York Post, January 12, 2023. Michael Makovsky and Blaise Misztal, “The Arsenal of Democracy’s Stockpile in Israel,” Wall St Journal, January 25, 2023. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Since it abandoned its Zero COVID policy, news about China’s economic rebound has been generally quite positive. However, ongoing challenges persist. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE Asia Pacific Analyst Chase Blazek reflects on China’s ongoing economic recovery and outlines the implications that Beijing’s policy approach will have for domestic stability and regional growth. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

The inescapable headline from the past few days has been about the U.S. intelligence leaks centered on information about the war in Ukraine. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Director of Analysis, Sam Lichtenstein, shares details on the recent leaks and provides insights into the implications of the event. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of RANE's Beyond COVID podcast, our experts offer the latest intelligence on long COVID and a new antibiotic-resistant fungus. 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 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of the Applied Geopolitics podcast, Rodger Baker, the director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, speaks with Hernando de Soto, a Peruvian economic and public affairs strategist, about the relationship between resources, land rights and capital formation and the place of Latin America in the context of global strategic competition. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, Isaia Galace, RANE’s Global Security Analyst, discusses the Taliban's killing of two key ISKP figures in February and other recent security developments in Afghanistan. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Recent media reports quote the U.S. Ambassador to Somalia saying that Al-Shabaab has now lost roughly one third of its territory in the country. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, David Newman, RANE’s Global Security Analyst, discusses Al-Shabaab’s territorial losses in Somalia and the prospects for the country’s counterinsurgency strategy. 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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, Markus Jaeger, a Global Economy Analyst at RANE, provides details on the current economic climate and shares his outlook for the global economy through the rest of 2023 and beyond.  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 solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.