RANE Podcast Series

South Korea’s Response to Shifting Geopolitical Balances

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.

Beijing’s Campaign Against U.S. Firms

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. 

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What to Expect from Turkey’s Runoff Election

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.

Corporate Culture and Fraud: Why Good People Do Bad Things

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.

An Update on the Current COVID Environment

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 Impact of Deepened U.S.-Philippines Relations on U.S.-China Tensions

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. 

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The Implications of Brazil’s January 8 Congressional Inquiry

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.

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China’s Response to Tech Restrictions by the U.S. and Allies

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.