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The Future of Gulf-Iranian Relations

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Middle East and North Africa Analyst Kristin Ronzi discusses the impact of the 12-Day war on Gulf Arab countries and lays out what this will mean for Gulf-Iranian relations going forward.

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.

Japan’s Upper House Parliament Elections

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Asia-Pacific Analyst Chase Blazek discusses the outlook for Japan’s upper house parliamentary elections and explores implications based on likely election scenarios.

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.

Increased Risk of Cyber Attacks as Conflict with Iran Escalates

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Cyber Intelligence Analyst Hayley Benedict discusses cyber risks associated with the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the U.S..

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.

Israel-Iran: How Will it End?

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst Ryan Bohl lays out the major incentives and possible long-term scenarios for the Iran-Israel conflict.

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The Potential for Militia Disarmament in Lebanon

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Global Security Analyst Freddy Khoueiry discusses the prospect and potential implications of disarming militias in Lebanon.

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.

A Conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author, Colin Woodard

In this episode of RANE Insights, Founder of RANE David Lawrence sits down for a conversation with Colin Woodard, New York Times Bestselling Author and Pulitzer Prize Finalist. 

Colin Woodard – a New York Times bestselling historian and Polk Award-winning journalist – is one of the most respected authorities on North American regionalism, the sociology of United States nationhood, and how our colonial past shapes and explains the present. Compelling, dynamic and thought provoking, he offers a fascinating look at where America has come from, how we ended up as we are, and how we might shape our future. Author of the award winning Wall Street Journal bestseller American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, Woodard has written six books including The Republic of Pirates — a New York Times bestselling history of Blackbeard’s pirate gang that was made into a primetime NBC series with John Malkovich and Claire Foye – and Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood, which tells the harrowing story of the creation of the American myth in the 19th century, a story that reverberates in the news cycle today.

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.

Is Sugar Really Poison?

In this episode of RANE Insights, Founder of RANE David Lawrence speaks with Dr. Mark Gold about the harmful effects of sugar on the human body. 

Dr. Gold is an author, inventor, and mentor who has had over 1,000 peer-reviewed publications since beginning his academic career at the University of Florida College of Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine in the 1970s. He is best known for developing the pioneering translational laboratory to human research methods of discovery for addiction and psychiatry.

He recently published the following article in Psychology Today on the role sugar plays on overall health: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/addiction-outlook/202505/is-sugar-really-poison

Find more content from Dr. Gold here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/mark-s-gold-md

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 Future of Australia's Political Landscape

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Asia-Pacific Analyst Nate Fischler provides an overview of Australia’s current political environment in light of the country’s recent election and Trump’s tariff plan.  

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.