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RANE Insights on Security with Brian Lynch: Online Risks and Threat Assessments

For any business, large or small, the risks to both reputation and profit often boil down to security -- or in other words, how securely leaders protect their company’s physical, intellectual, legal, cyber, and other assets. In this RANE Insights on Security with Brian Lynch podcast, our host speaks with Michael Mason, the Enterprise Sales Director, Privacy & Security at Reputation Defender Executive Privacy about online security risks that can be - if not prevented, then mitigated. RANE is a risk intelligence company that provides access to critical insights, analysis, and support to ensure business continuity and resiliency for our members. Learn more about how RANE helps businesses prepare for and mitigate risk at ranenetwork.com

RANE Insights on COVID-19: Some Good News for a Change?

In this episode of the RANE Ingihts on COVID-19 weekly podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence speaks to Drs. Bill Lang and Fred Southwick about the latest virus developments. Vaccines are available for younger kids, COVID boosters are working as intended and hospitalizations have plateaued or are falling. All this as the federal mandate requiring vaccines is approaching. Can the good times last? 

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Covid-19 Boosters Aren’t for Everyone from the Wall Street Journal

How Tyson Foods Got 60,500 Workers to Get the Coronavirus Vaccine Quickly in the New York Times

Essential Geopolitics: Nicaragua Dances With Dictatorship

Throughout 2021, Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega cracked down against his critics as he sought to cement his grip on power. In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, host Emily Donahue asks what this means for the future of democracy in Nicaragua? Carmen Colosi, Stratfor Latin America Analyst at RANE, has answers.

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CryptoCorner: Is It Time to Regulate Cryptocurrencies?

US regulators recently asked lawmakers to speed up regulations for a type of cryptocurrency. With the explosive growth and adoption of cryptocurrencies - whether tied to a stable currency or not, red flags are being raised about the volatile nature of cryptocurrencies and the potential for major risk to the global financial system. So what’s to be done? That’s the focus of this episode of Crypto Corner, RANE’s podcast exclusively focused on cryptocurrencies. Host David Lawrence is joined by Joe Hanvey from FalconX and Tim Murphy of consortium networks. 
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Essential Geopolitics: India, Sri Lanka and China

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, we’re turning our eye to South Asia, and the relationship between India and its neighbor, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is one of India's major development partners. But the relationship has recently been complicated by Sri Lanka's dealings with China. Ekta Raghuwanshi is a Stratfor South Asia analyst at RANE. She has details. 

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RANE Insights on COVID-19: Vaccines for Kids Bring Peace of Mind

In this episode of RANE's weekly podcast on COVID-19, RANE founder and host David Lawrence speaks with Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang, an expert in health aspects of contingency planning and response to critical incidents. Their conversation covers newly approved vaccines for children, talking with pediatricians about what's best for each child and how schools, sports, and other gatherings will be much safer among the vaccinated.

Essential Geopolitics: Will Gazprom Benefit from Europe’s Energy Crisis?

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Europe is facing an energy crisis. As we have discussed previously on this podcast, the price of natural gas there is at an all-time high. Winter is approaching, and that brings with it an increased demand for fossil fuels like coal and oil. Meanwhile, Russia could come to Europe’s aid. But will it? That’s a question Emily Donahue asks of Stratfor Eurasia analyst at RANE, Matthew Orr. Follow RANE & Stratfor on Twitter. 

Essential Geopolitics: What’s on the Table for COP26?

The United Nations Climate Change Conference - known as COP26 - will be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 in Glasgow. The pandemic prevented the gathering in 2020.  As the date comes closer, more nations are revealing their plans for future energy use, many of which are in stark contrast to science. In this podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Matthew Bey, Stratfor Senior Global analyst at RANE, about the challenges and roadblocks that negotiators will be dealing with.

You can prepare in advance for the UN Climate Change Conference. Check out RANE's Global Composite Risk Index and see which countries face the greatest challenges for climate risk. You'll find analysis, graphics, and interactive databases. Find out more about what’s at stake at ranenetwork.com.