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Essential Geopolitics: Russia Makes Moves in the U.S. Backyard

Essential Geopolitics is RANE's podcast taking a closer look at individual geopolitical events and trends. In this episode, RANE'S Latin America Analyst Carmen Colosi looks at recent Russia outreach to some U.S. neighbors. In the midst of rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, we have seen Russian officials suggest that Moscow could increase military and economic cooperation with Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Subscribe to Worldview to stay ahead of the news, Visit: https://cloud.subscribe.stratfor.com/worldview 

RANE Insights: the Number One Problem in Cybersecurity

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, Greg Radner speaks with Michael Hamilton at Critical Insight Security, about the challenges of defending against ever-increasing cyber security threats. RANE offers risk intelligence solutions to more than 400 leading corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions. They turn to RANE, for risk intelligence that cuts through the hype to focus on what they need to know, what to expect, and what to do. Learn about us, at ranenetwork.com

RANE Insights on COVID-19: Where We Stand as the Pandemic Seemingly Wanes

In this episode of the RANE insights on COVID-19 podcast, host and RANE founder, David Lawrence catches up with Drs. Fred Southwick and Bill Lang, as states begin to lift mask mandates Omicron cases fall and people cautiously ask, could this soon be all over? Dr. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr, William Lange is an expert on public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. RANE is a risk intelligence company that puts a premium on connecting organizations with and sharing expertise. The hub of RANE's service is the democratization of information. Subscribe to RANE’s Core Membership and let  RANE help you plan for and mitigate risk. Learn more at RANEnetwork.com

RANE Insights on Security with Brian Lynch: Intelligent Analysis of the Boeing 737 Max Disaster

In today’s episode of the RANE Insights on Security podcast, Brian Lynch speaks to Jay Grusin and Steve Lindo of Intelligent Risk Management about their analysis of the Boeing 737-MAX crashes. They’ve recently published an article about the developments that pushed the 737 upgrade from manageable risk into uncertainty and, eventually, into disaster. Jay Grusin and Stephen Lindo lead Intelligent Risk Management, bringing together intelligence analytic and financial risk techniques and processes to create a new approach to identify and manage risk. There’s a link to their intelligent analysis of the 737 Max on the podcast page at RANEnetworkcom. RANE offers risk intelligence solutions to more than 400 leading corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions. They turn to RANE, for risk intelligence that cuts through the hype to focus on what they need to know, what to expect, and what to do. Learn about us, at ranenetwork.com 

Essential Geopolitics: Iran Nuclear Negotiations Update

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Matthew Bey, RANE’s Senior Global analyst updates us on negotiations among Iran, the United States, and major world powers. They appear to be inching toward a deal to resume compliance with the 2015 Joint comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the JCPOA. Is an agreement too much to hope for? Subscribe to RANE Worldview today and stay ahead of geopolitical developments with Iran and in the Missle East. Subscribe here: https://cloud.subscribe.stratfor.com/worldview

Essential Geopolitics: The Geopolitics of the Beijing Winter Olympics

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, a look at the 2022 Winter Olympics, at their host, China. The games are played amid a tense geopolitical atmosphere: including a diplomatic boycott over China's alleged human rights abuses; its relationship with Taiwan, disputed claims on land and sea, and as a crisis develops at the Russia-Ukraine border. Chase Blazek, Asia Pacific analyst for RANE, provides perspective. Subscribe to RANE Worldview, for the latest geopolitics and business intelligence. 

RANE Insights: How One Team Used Cell Phone Data to Predict Covid Outbreaks

In today’s episode of the RANE insights podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence, speaks with Jackie Barbieri Founder and CEO of Whitespace, a Spatial Data Analytics company. She recently published the results of a study that used raw mobile geolocation data to track and predict Covid-19 outbreaks. Here's a short video explaining how they measured contact. RANE offers risk intelligence solutions to more than 400 leading corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions. More than 1.5 million members turn to RANE, for risk intelligence that cuts through the hype to focus on what they need to know, what to expect, and what to do. Learn about us, at ranenetwork.com

Essential Geopolitics: Russia, Ukraine, NATO and What Happens Next

It's time for an update on the global geopolitical standoff over Ukraine. In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, we discuss Vladimir Putin's game plan for Ukraine, in the long-and-short term, and ask whether the west is playing right into Russia's hand. Eurasia analyst, Matthew Orr is RANE's resident expert on this topic.  Whether you’re watching developments about Ukraine or any country, RANE Worldview is the go-to source for comprehensive geopolitical news, analysis & intelligence. Try us out. Right now, we’re offering a  subscription special rate. Details and a link to subscribe are at stratfor.com.