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Essential Geopolitics: Inter-American Development Bank Election

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Ryan Bohl speaks with Cesar Martinez, Latin America Analyst for RANE Worldview. The topic is the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Election. IDB was established 61 years ago and is the most important source of financing for development projects for the Latin American region. In this podcast, we learn why this year's election is so significant. 

RANE Insights On Security: Ensuring Security and Business Continuity

In this inaugural episode of RANE's Insights on Security Series, the topic is identifying and mitigating exposures to people, places, and critical assets is a mission-critical role for ongoing business continuity and resiliency, and Chief Security Officers face risks that are complex, interdisciplinary, and more challenging than ever before.

Corporate security teams are charged with understanding and protecting against a wide array of threats, and to meet these challenges, they will need access to the latest information, most effective tools, and the right expertise for their particular situation.

In this podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence sits down with Brian Lynch, who recently joined RANE as the Executive Director of Safety & Security, who shares his perspective on the role and the areas that corporate security teams will need to focus on over the next 6-12 months.

Lynch brings nearly four decades of senior management and executive level experience in the fields of law enforcement, safety, and security to an already extensive team of industry professionals at RANE. Previously, Lynch served as Head of Global Security at Vanguard, where he designed and executed the firm's enterprise-wide Eight Phase Global Security Program as well as a 24x7 global operational model responsible for the identification, analysis, response, and resolution of security incidents. During his tenure in the FBI, Lynch led the Bureau’s efforts in tracking and seizing terrorist funds, resulting in the disruption of terror attacks, and led law enforcement and intelligence efforts at the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center as Deputy Director of Operations.

 

Essential Geopolitics: US Drawdown in Korea?

In this Essential Geopolitics podcast episode from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Senior V.P. For Strategic Analysis for RANE, Rodger Baker. The topic is the potential for a US force drawdown in Korea. With the United States beginning to draw down forces in Germany, how likely are reductions at other large overseas postings, such as Japan and South Korea? You can read all of our intelligence and analysis on the Korean Peninsula with a subscription to RANE worldview. Follow the link to get started with your subscription today! https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe

RANE Insights on Security: Ensuring Business Continuity and Resiliency

In this inaugural episode of RANE's Insights on Security Series, the topic is identifying and mitigating exposures to people, places, and critical assets. Chief Security Officer is a mission-critical role for ongoing business continuity and resiliency, and Chief Security Officers face risks that are complex, interdisciplinary, and more challenging than ever before.

Corporate security teams are charged with understanding and protecting against a wide array of threats, and to meet these challenges, they will need access to the latest information, most effective tools, and the right expertise for their particular situation.

In this podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence sits down with Brian Lynch, who recently joined RANE as the Executive Director of Safety & Security, who shares his perspective on the role and the areas that corporate security teams will need to focus on over the next 6-12 months.

Lynch brings nearly four decades of senior management and executive level experience in the fields of law enforcement, safety, and security to an already extensive team of industry professionals at RANE. Previously, Lynch served as Head of Global Security at Vanguard, where he designed and executed the firm's enterprise-wide Eight Phase Global Security Program as well as a 24x7 global operational model responsible for the identification, analysis, response, and resolution of security incidents. During his tenure in the FBI, Lynch led the Bureau’s efforts in tracking and seizing terrorist funds, resulting in the disruption of terror attacks, and led law enforcement and intelligence efforts at the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center as Deputy Director of Operations.

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: Hong Kong 2021 Elections

In this Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Evan Rees, Asia Pacific analyst, about Hong Kong’s Legislative elections and why they have been delayed for a full year, to Sept. 2021. Subscribers of RANE Worldview can access all our expert analytical content and much more. Follow the link below to get your own subscription started today at https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe. 

Pen and Sword: After the Last Border with Jessica Goudeau

In this episode of the Pen and Sword podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Jessica Goudeau who has written the story of two women and their experiences as refugees in America. One: Mu Naw, (pseudonym) a refugee from Myanmar who arrives in 2007, and nearly 10 years later, Hasna (pseudonym), fleeing from Syria. The two women have vastly different experiences and Goudeau details the intricacies and geopolitics of the U.S. refugee program. Subscribers of RANE Worldview can read real-time analysis and intelligence about changing policies and their implications. Get started with your Worldview subscription today at https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe. 

RANE Insights: Dealing With Megadisasters and Multifaceted Crises Part Two

As human society continues to develop, we have increased the risk of large-scale disasters. From health care to infrastructure to national security, systems designed to keep us safe have also heightened the potential for catastrophe. The constant pressure of climate change, geopolitical conflict, and our tendency to ignore what is hard to grasp exacerbates potential dangers. How can we prepare for and prevent the twenty-first-century disasters on the horizon?
In this podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence sits down with Jeff Schlegelmilch, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute and author of Rethinking Readiness: a Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters.

Rethinking Readiness offers an expert introduction to human-made threats and vulnerabilities, with a focus on opportunities to reimagine how we approach disaster preparedness. Jeff Schlegelmilch identifies and explores the most critical threats facing the world today, detailing the dangers of pandemics, climate change, infrastructure collapse, cyberattacks, and nuclear conflict. Drawing on the latest research from leading experts, he provides an accessible overview of the causes and potential effects of these looming megadisasters and highlights the potential for building resilient, adaptable, and sustainable systems so that we can be better prepared to respond to and recover from future crises.

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