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The New and the Next: Emerging Pathogens and the Workplace

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we brought you a weekly podcast debunking misinformation and sharing best practices from two of the world’s leading infectious disease experts. Drs. Bill Lang and Fred Southwick. The pandemic raised people’s awareness of infectious diseases - and also the hunger for information about emerging diseases. So this week, we're launching “The New and the Next: Emerging Pathogens and the Workplace, a podcast series about emerging infectious diseases and what businesses should know. On today’s podcast, our host David Lawrence talks with Drs. Lang and Southwick about Monkeypox, and the disinformation that is spreading seemingly faster than the virus.

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Essential Geopolitics: Pakistan’s Looming Economic and Political Crises

In this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast, we will be talking about Pakistan, which has been facing significant economic challenges. Challenges so significant that they helped foster a change in government in May 2022. But the country’s new government has new risks. Ekta Raghuwanshi, RANE’s South Asia analyst, analyzes how serious the situation is and whether comparisons to Sri Lanka, which had similar economic troubles before the government was ousted by protestors, are accurate.

Essential Geopolitics: What You Should Know About Brazil’s Presidential Election

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Latin America analyst, Carmen Colosi walks us through Brazil's upcoming presidential election. Brazil will hold its general election in under three months. It has the largest economy in South America. In fact, it’s the 9th largest economy in the world. And, as big as it is, Brazil also has some internal political divisions. Current president Jair Bolsonaro is facing a challenger for his job: former president Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva. What polls are saying, and what might happen in the election, are two items Bosonaro is talking about.

RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange) is a global risk intelligence company that provides risk and security professionals with access to critical insights, analysis, and support, enabling them to more effectively anticipate, monitor, and respond to emerging risks and threats. RANE clients benefit from improved situational awareness, more efficient access to relevant intelligence and expertise, and better risk management outcomes. Join the millions who are tapping into the collective wisdom of the world’s largest community of risk and business professionals. For more information about RANE, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Essential Geopolitics: What Business Can Learn from the Schulte Spy Case

There are important business lessons to be learned from the conviction of Joshua Schulte. Among them: carefully assessing their security protocols and guarding against insider threats. Schulte, an ex-CIA employee, was convicted in July 2022 for the largest theft of classified information in the agency's history offers instructive lessons for corporate cybersecurity. A US attorney has called it ”one of the most brazen and damaging acts of espionage in American history." RANE's director of analysis, Sam Lichtenstein discusses the verdict against, Joshua Schulte, a former CIA software engineer. 

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Baker’s Dozen: Applied Geopolitics for Businesses

In this podcast, Rodger Baker, Executive Director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, discusses the practice of applied geopolitics. He speaks with  Jake Shapiro, Director of Geopolitics at Cognitive investments, about how geopolitics provides a multidisciplinary framework for putting global events in context, forecasting strategic trends, and making them relevant and actionable for organizations. Worldview is RANE's Geopolitical Intelligence solution for businesses. Learn how RANEcan put geopolitical intelligence to work for your business: https://www.ranenetwork.com/contact

Essential Geopolitics: Japan’s Politics After Abe’s Death

This is the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE. We look into current global developments and emphasize their future trends and effects for you. Today, host Emily Donahue speaks with Scott Kardas, Asia-Pacific analyst with RANE. The world was shocked when Japan’s former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe was assassinated. His death was more than shocking though. It was the equivalent of a major seismic event for Japan’s politics. We start by delving into the impact will Abe's death have on the Liberal Democratic Party's domestic and foreign political agendas. RANE Worldview is unlike any other publication. We provide in-depth, bias-free analysis of global events in an easy-to-read format so you can stay not just abreast, but ahead of developments that could impact your life, and business. Subscribe today for just $1 for 4 weeks. Full details are here: https://cloud.subscribe.stratfor.com/worldview.

Essential Geopolitics: Israel Prepares for Another Election

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, RANE’s senior Middle East and North Africa analyst, Ryan Bohl offers guidance on Israel’s next election. If former leader, Benjamin Netanyahu finds enough support in the Knesset to appoint a right-wing government, he will be able to return to power; otherwise, Israel will hold yet another round of elections in the fall. RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange) is a global risk intelligence company that provides risk and security professionals with access to critical insights, analysis, and support, enabling them to more effectively anticipate, monitor, and respond to emerging risks and threats. RANE clients benefit from improved situational awareness, more efficient access to relevant intelligence and expertise, and better risk management outcomes. Join the millions who are tapping into the collective wisdom of the world’s largest community of risk and business professionals. For more information about RANE, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

RANE Insights on COVID 19: Omicron Variant Vaccines Delayed. Should You Get a Booster?

In this episode of RANE's COVID-19 podcast, we discuss the rush to vaccinate toddlers, why our doctors are getting another booster shot, and when the updated vaccines with Omicron BA variants will be ready. SEPARATE THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE With a Daily or Weekly Risk Intelligence Brief from RANE. Our ongoing risk monitoring saves time and costs for your business. Learn more at ranenetwork.com.