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RANE Insights: On Call International and Covac Global Discuss the COVID-19 Repatriation Membership

Many organizations spent most of 2020 reacting to travel bans and awaiting mandates from public health officials. Now, as we all continue to pick up the pieces from the pandemic, many organizations need to send essential travelers abroad. But they are faced with the challenges of navigating an extremely complex duty of care landscape with many questions left unanswered.

To help answer these questions, Diane Hanlon – Travel Risk Management Advisor from On Call International and Ross Thompson, Founder & CEO at Covac Global -- will offer the unique duty of care strategies and innovative solutions for those charged with overseeing international travel for their organizations in this new reality that we’ve all come to know as our ‘new normal.’

On Call has teamed up with Covac Global to bring organizations the additional peace of mind to travel with the first and ONLY indemnified solution that will get people home with no hospitalization or medical requirements should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 while traveling abroad. This is especially relevant in wake of the new COVID-19 testing mandates for travelers that were recently rolled out by the CDC. Tune into this podcast to learn more about this unique and timely solution, and how it offers a fresh approach to traveler protection, risk management, and duty of care for the world we live in right now.

RANE Insights on COVID-19: Vaccine Pregnancy Rumors

In the United States, as the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine was released, and more doses became available more broadly, some governors announced an end to mask mandates. But was that wise? In today’s episode of the RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Drs Fred Southwick and Bill Lang about new developments in the fight against COVID-19.

Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. Dr. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine.

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Essential Geopolitics: Who Controls Rare Earth Elements?

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Rebecca Keller, Director of Analysis for Stratfor’s geopolitical team at RANE.

We have entered another news cycle where the United States and other countries are questioning the supply chains of rare earth elements. You seem, there are strategic vulnerabilities because China controls the majority of the world’s supply. What does that mean? Listen to the podcast. 

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Baker’s Dozen: The Geopolitics of the UK

Welcome to Baker’s Dozen, a podcast series of monthly conversations about geopolitics from RANE. In this episode, host Rodger Baker speaks with Geoff Sloan, an Associate Professor at the University of Reading and the UK coordinator of the Mackinder Forum about the geopolitics of the United Kingdom, or UK.

Brexit has challenged the European Union’s narrative of deeper integration as a model for future globalism, and re-awoken tensions within the United Kingdom, with renewed calls for a Scottish independence referendum and the revival of the “Irish question.” At the same time, there remain unanswered questions on the economic impact on both sides of the Channel.

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Baker’s Dozen: The Geopolitics of Pakistan

In this episode of the Baker's Dozen podcast from RANE, host Rodger Baker discusses Pakistan’s geopolitical situation with Kamran Bokhari, Director of analytical Development at Newlines Institute, formerly the Center for Global Policy.

Critical for any future solution in Afghanistan, Pakistan faces significant geopolitical challenges. Squeezed between Iran, Afghanistan, China and India, the country faces tribal and ethnic challenges in Balochistan and along the Afghan frontier, and a territorial dispute with its nuclear-armed neighbor, India. Pakistan’s position and history make it a focal point for China and the United States, but also for Saudi Arabia and Turkey, each vying for a stronger role in shaping the so-called Islamic world. Joining me to discuss Pakistan’s geopolitical situation is Kamran Bokhari, Director of Analytical Development at Newlines Institute, formerly the Center for Global Policy.


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Baker’s Dozen: The Geopolitics of Georgia

In this episode of Baker's Dozen, a podcast series of monthly conversations about geopolitics from RANE, host Rodger Baker speaks with Lasha Kasradze, a Eurasia analyst who specializes in the Caucasus and holds a MA from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. 

On November 9, 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan reached a Russia-brokered deal that put an end to six weeks of fighting. Armenia has entered a phase of deep political turbulence since the cease-fire, with ongoing threatening the continuity of the government. Although the outcome of the current standoff is uncertain, a peaceful resolution is possible. Regardless of the result, the standoff is also unlikely to reignite war with Azerbaijan or provoke direct external intervention into Armenian politics. However, the volatile situation on the ground highlights the tentative geopolitical situation of the larger Caucasus, where great powers and lesser powers have been jockeying for position.

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Essential Geopolitics: Economic Espionage, A Brief History

The U.S. Department of Justice recently accused a Stanford University researcher of hiding her connections to the Chinese People's Liberation Army and misleading U.S. investigators. The researcher, Chen Song, is just the latest example of U.S. counterintelligence efforts against China and people accused of selling U.S. trade secrets to China. In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to Ben West, who is Stratfor's Senior Global Security analyst at RANE.

RANE Insights on COVID-19: New Vaccine Brings Hope for an End

In this episode of the RANE insights on COVID-19 podcast, RANE founder, David Lawrence speaks with Drs Fred Southwick and Bill Lang, about the global death toll and the latest vaccine news. in the United States, more than half a million lives have been ended by COVID-19. Around the world, more than 2.5 million. Tragic milestones to be sure. And yet, on the horizon is the possibility that with new vaccines approved, the world may be getting closer to getting the year-long pandemic and its disruptions under control.

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