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Essential Geopolitics: China’s Navy

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, host Emily Donahue speaks with Rodger Baker, Senior Vice President for Strategic Analysis at RANE. The subject: the Department of Defense annual report to Congress on developments regarding the Chinese military and the rapid growth of the Chinese Navy, which now has more ships than the United States Navy, and how China’s naval buildup reshape dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region. Rodger Baker’s must-read columns on China’s geopolitical rise and what happens next can be found at RANE Worldview: https://worldview.stratfor.com/. 

Pen and Sword: Collateral and the Tier One Thriller Series

In this episode of the Pen and Sword podcast from RANE, host Emily Donahue speaks with Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson, the authors behind the phenomenally successful Tier One thriller series featuring Navy SEAL John Dempsey. In a wide-ranging conversation, the authors discuss their writing process, how they incorporate global geopolitics into their storylines and what comes next for both themselves and their protagonist. The Tier One series is a #1 Amazon Best Selling series with 6 volumes. Collateral is the sixth.

RANE Insights: Best Practices for Resuming Business Travel

As nations adapt different approaches to reopening their economies. While there is a lot of great information out there about restarting travel, it’s also getting increasingly more difficult to sift through what’s relevant and decipher what it really means for travelers today, tomorrow, and in the future.

In this podcast, RANE's Emily Donahue and On Call International’s VP of Global Assistance Services, Ryan DeStefano, team up to answer some of the most frequently asked questions on restarting travel and adjusting duty of care to the new normal. DeStefano, who specializes in travel security, crisis response, and risk management strategy, will draw on his deep-rooted knowledge of today’s evolving risk landscape to guide you in creating an effective travel restart methodology that makes sense for you and your organization. On Call International offers fully-customized travel risk management (TRM) solutions and that help protect millions of travelers, their families, and their organizations. In addition to On Call’s world-class global assistance services, the firm offers a full line of global consulting services including TRM assessments, business continuity/emergency action planning, and Travel Restart-specific tools, resources, and location monitoring.

Essential Geopolitics: Japan After Shinzo Abe

In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's guide to major developments, the conversation is about what happens to Japan now that its longest serving Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe has resigned. Emily Donahue speaks with Evan Rees, RANE's Asia Pacific Analyst.

Individuals and organizations turn to RANE, for risk intelligence that cuts through the noise to focus on what they need to know, what to expect, and what to do. Become a RANE Worldview subscriber today at https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe. 

RANE Insights: COVID-19 Effects on Healthcare and Children

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to put a massive strain on our healthcare system. Despite overcoming the early shortages of PPE and scarce resources such as ventilators, hospitals and healthcare providers continue to reassess daily the potentially lasting implications for how healthcare is delivered and managed in this country.

In this episode if the RANE Insights podcast, RANE's Emily Donahue speaks with  with Dr. Daniel Engelman, who recently became a member of the RANE Network. HE shares his perspective on these implications and what they mean for hospitals, doctors, patients, and our children.

 

Essential Geopolitics: What’s Next after UAE Israel Agreement?

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, from RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange) the discussion is about what happens now that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have signed an agreement to normalize relations. Emily Donahue hears from Ryan Bohl, RANE's Middle East and North Africa analyst about what this deal means for Emirati-Israeli relations and for other countries that don't yet recognize Israel. Subscribers to RANE Worldview get access to RANE's 25-year repository of content on Russia, the European Union and the confluence of global geopolitics. Subscribe today at https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe. 

RANE Insights: COVID-19 Effects on Healthcare and Children

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to put a massive strain on our healthcare system. Despite overcoming the early shortages of PPE and scarce resources such as ventilators, hospitals and healthcare providers continue to reassess daily the potentially lasting implications for how healthcare is delivered and managed in this country.

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE's Emily Donahue speaks with with Dr. Daniel Engelman, who recently became a member of the RANE Network. He shares his perspective on these implications and what they mean for hospitals, doctors, patients, and our children.

Essential Geopolitics: Navalny, Russia, and the EU

In this special edition of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, the conversation is about the alleged poisoning of a Russian dissident and it implications for relations between the European Union and Russia. Leading today’s conversation are Adriano Bosoni, RANE's Senior European analyst and Sim Tack, Senior Global analyst. Subscribers to RANE Worldview get access to RANE's 25-year library of content on Russia, the European Union and the confluence of global geopolitics. Subscribe today at https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe.