RANE Podcast
588 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 123 ratingsRANE is a risk intelligence company that provides access to critical insights, analysis, and support to ensure business continuity and resiliency for our members. The RANE podcast is dedicated to succinct, clear conversations with thought leaders about managing business risk, best practices, geopolitical risk, and the underlying, global trends that drive the international system. The brings global events into valuable perspective, empowering businesses, governments, and individuals to confidently navigate an increasingly complex international environment.
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Essential Geopolitics: The Complicated Trade Relationships of the US
September 28, 2021 05:10 - 10 minutes - 4.99 MBIn this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, we look at several recent developments between the US and its trading partners. There have been a number just in August, from complicated relations between the US and China over Taiwan to the Australia-US nuclear submarine deal and its fallout. Matthew Bey, Stratfor senior global analyst at RANE, provides guidance. Sign Up for the Free Stratfor Newsletter from RANE
RANE Insights on COVID-19: This One is All About the Booster Shots
September 24, 2021 20:43 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence digs into the facts, fiction, and fuss about booster shots. The discussion includes details on who should get them, how to get them and when to get them, as well as a reminder to get the annual flu shot. Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics.
RANE Insights: How to Defeat Uncertainty in High-Stakes Decisions
September 24, 2021 16:48 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights podcast series, RANE’s Chief Marketing officer Greg Radner speaks to Jay Grusin and Steve Lindo. Their new book, Intelligent Analysis: How to Defeat Uncertainty in High-Stakes Decisions offers a new way of tackling the process that could yield better results.
Essential Geopolitics: Post Covid Travel Tips
September 23, 2021 05:01 - 4 minutes - 2.27 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, security while traveling. As the global COVID-19 vaccination rate gradually climbs and the Delta variant shows signs of receding, more countries are relaxing travel restrictions. As travel for leisure and business slowly kicks up, it is important for companies and individuals to review the non-COVID-19 threats that come along with international travel. Emily Donahue speaks with Ben West, Stratfor Senior Global Security ...
Baker's Dozen: What the West Doesn't Get About Afghanistan
September 22, 2021 05:01 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this episode of Baker's Dozen, part of RANE's Insight series of podcasts, Rodger Baker speaks with Hameed Hakimi, an analyst and policy researcher focused among other things on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and regional connectivity between South and Central Asia. In the weeks since the Taliban took over Kabul and declared victory in Afghanistan, there has been no shortage of blame and recriminations passed around over the “loss” of Afghanistan and the chaotic final days of the U.S. presence in ...
Essential Geopolitics: China Defines its Cultural Priorities
September 21, 2021 05:05 - 8 minutes - 3.68 MBIn this episode of the RANE Essential geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Stratfor Asia Pacific Analyst at RANE, Chase Blazek, provides guidance on some Over the past few months, China has passed new laws related to collecting and using personal information. It’s also come down hard on some of the country’s leading tech companies and other businesses. And it’s set out new social, educational, and cultural rules. Is this a new campaign to reshape China’s culture? To read all of Stratf...
RANE Insights on COVID 19: Some States Begin Rationing Care
September 17, 2021 20:53 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, RANE founder, David Lawrence speaks with Drs. Bill Lang and Fred Southwick about the dual crises in Idaho and Alaska that have led to "crisis standards of care." They also discuss the carrot-and-stick versus punishment approach to vaccines and what we've learned thus far about human behavior and new forms of disinformation. Are you a Business? Click here to learn more about how RANE is helping clients during the coronavirus pandemic...
RANE Insights on Security with Brian Lynch: Behavioral Attributes of Attackers
September 16, 2021 18:43 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBIn this episode of RANE’s podcast series, Insights on Security with Brian W. Lynch., the topic is behavioral attributes of the criminal or terrorist groups who carry out attacks and how corporate security departments can manage the risks. Brian speaks to Kevin Kelm, President of Arson & Bombing Behavioral Analysis. Individuals and organizations 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. Subscribe to RANE’...
Essential Geopolitics: A Korean Arms Race?
September 16, 2021 05:08 - 9 minutes - 4.14 MBIn this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue gets a security update from Stratfor Senior Vice President of Strategic analysis at RANE, Rodger Baker. North Korea recently tested long-range cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles. South Korea carried out a test of its new submarine-launched ballistic missile. How should we interpret what appears to be an accelerating arms race between the two Koreas? Further reading from Worldview: ...
Essential Geopolitics: The Global Economy Battles Big Odds
September 14, 2021 05:02 - 8 minutes - 3.74 MBThe global economy is still reeling from the effects of the pandemic. THE Eu reported robust GDP growth in the second quarter, South Korea raised its policy interest rate, the first major Asian central bank to begin withdrawing pandemic-related monetary accommodation. And the US is worried about inflation and jobs. In this episode of RANE"s Essential Geopolitics, powered by Stratfor, Michael Monderer, Stratfor Stratfor senior analyst for global economics at RANE tells Emily Donahue how exac...
RANE Insights on COVID-19: What Do We Know About the Mu Variant?
September 10, 2021 19:04 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights on Covid-19 podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence gets an update on infection and hospitalization rates, what the holiday weekend and back-to-school could bring, and an update with details on the mu variant. Will it be as infectious as the Delta? His guests are Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics, and Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicin...
Essential Geopolitics: Jihadists in Afghanistan
September 09, 2021 05:02 - 5 minutes - 2.62 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, the conversation turns to Afghanistan. So much has happened in so little time. A Taliban takeover. A frenzied US withdrawal. A seemingly crushed opposition. The return of Al Qaeda. Emily Donahue speaks to Charles Thorson, Stratfor Global Security Analyst at RANE, about how jihadist groups reacted to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and near-term jihadist forecast. More From Stratfor: Follow Stratfor & RANE on Twi...
Essential Geopolitics: Inside Russia's Parliamentary Elections
September 08, 2021 05:01 - 10 minutes - 5.02 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue gets a briefing on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Russia from Stratfor Eurasia analyst, Matthew Orr. Russia holds parliamentary elections in September. This happens less than a month after Russian telecoms companies blocked "Navalny," a mobile app created by Alexei Navalny's inner circle to coordinate opposition votes, and amid the Kremlin’s year-long campaign to repress opposition parties. Can th...
Essential Geopolitics: Turkey Braces for More Refugees
September 02, 2021 05:02 - 6 minutes - 3.21 MBTurkey is concerned about the large number of Afghan refugees who may pass through the country on their way to Europe, or worse, stay. Turkey already has one of the largest refugee populations in the world - and now is shoring up defenses along its borders. In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Ryan Bohl, Stratfor Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE about how Turkey's decisions could bring internal friction and external scrutiny.
RANE Insights on COVID 19: Boosters, Back-to-School and a Bump in RSV Cases
August 31, 2021 18:57 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, host David Lawrence gets his weekly update from Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. This week, why getting an antibody test could be a waste of money, who should get a booster and when, and the surprising uptick in cases of RSV, a potentially serious disease for both y...
Essential Geopolitics: Germany Elections and a Future Post Merkel
August 31, 2021 16:05 - 12 minutes - 5.89 MBGermany will hold a federal election on September 26. It will be the first election in two decades for which chancellor Angela Merkel is not a candidate. September’s election outcome will influence the fate not only of Germany but of the entire European Union. Emily Donahue speaks to Stratfor's Senior Europe Analyst at RANE, Adriano Bosoni, about why the election is so important.
Essential Geopolitics: Western Water Shortages, Winners and Losers
August 26, 2021 05:01 - 9 minutes - 4.46 MBIn this episode of the RANE Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks to Stratfor Director of Analyst Operations at RANE, Rebecca Keller. The drought in the western United States is likely to last at least through the fall of 2021. And rain may not end the conditions there that have been building for 20 years -- such as density, higher temperatures, and changes in rain and snow patterns. The drought is so extreme, that the US Bureau of Reclamation recently decl...
Essential Geopolitics: Ethiopia and Tigray Forces Battle On...Towards What?
August 24, 2021 05:02 - 8 minutes - 4.07 MBIn this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks to Matthew Bey, Stratfor Senior Global analyst at RANE. The furious conflict between Ethiopia's government and armed Tigray forces has created humanitarian strife and spread ethnic violence in the country. In the past few months of the long conflict, violence has spread. As Bey explains in a recent article for Worldview, "Negotiations between Ethiopia and the TPLF do not appear to be imminen...
RANE Insights on Security with Brian Lynch: Keeping Illicit Drugs Away from Kids and Out of the Workplace
August 23, 2021 18:47 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this episode of the RANE podcast series, RANE Insights on Security with Brian W. Lynch, Brian is talking with Bill Alden, Chairman & CEO at the DEA Educational Foundation, which travels around the country supporting schools and local agencies in keeping children aware of the many choices they have in life that don’t include illicit drugs. The DEA Educational Foundation also provides help to businesses that might want to avert the risks to their productivity and security caused by employee...
RANE Insights on COVID-19: A Clarification on Boosters and Who Needs Them
August 20, 2021 20:30 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBIn this episode of the RANE insights on COVID-19 podcast, RANE founder 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 public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics about back-to-school mask mandate wars, confusing guidance on who needs a booster shot and when, and why people still don't believe the vaccine is safe, even after loved ones may have contracted...
Essential Geopolitics: Political and Natural Disasters Beset Haiti
August 19, 2021 05:03 - 6 minutes - 3.01 MBIn this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue gets an overview of how Haiti is dealing with devastating natural disasters and a political storm from Carmen Colosi, Stratfor Latin America analyst at RANE. On August 14, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti's southwestern peninsula, home to roughly 16% of the country's population. The very next day, the same area was hit by Tropical Storm Grace, which dumped 10 to 15 inches of rain. All this just ...
Essential Geopolitics: Security Tips for Travelers
August 17, 2021 05:02 - 9 minutes - 4.3 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Sam Lichtenstein speaks to Emily Donahue about the five-part series reviewing the extremist, criminal, espionage, protest, and cyber threats to air travel, hotels, and conferences currently publishing on Worldview. Subscribe to Worldview to read the entire series. https://worldview.stratfor.com Or stay up-to-date on what Stratfor analysts at RANE are watching. Follow us on social media. Follow RANE & Stratfor on Twitte...
RANE Insights on Covid 19: Back to School Amid a Surge
August 13, 2021 20:11 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights podcast on COVID-19, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang about recalcitrant states on vaccines and political leaders who eschew mask mandates, as well as back-to-school tips. Individuals and organizations 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 ...
RANE Insights: Doing Business In China
August 12, 2021 21:46 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this RANE Insights podcast, RANE Founder, David Lawrence, speaks to Randal Phillips, Managing Partner for Asia at the Mintz Group, a global due diligence, and investigations firm. They discuss what businesses should know about doing business with or in China. In August, China sentenced a Canadian businessman to 11 years in prison for spying. Michael Spavor and another Canadian, Michael Kovrig have been held in China since 2018. The sentencing is widely seen as the latest tit-for-tat ove...
Essential Geopolitics: Afghanistan at the Brink
August 12, 2021 05:00 - 8 minutes - 3.85 MBA country in chaos is how it’s being described. And a populace in fear. In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, Ekta Raghuwanshi, Stratfor South Asia analyst for RANE, discusses Afghanistan's future as the US finalizes its withdrawal from the country, and the Taliban increases its territorial control and seems close to taking the capital, Kabul. Sign Up for the Free Stratfor Newsletter from RANE
Essential Geopolitics: The New Levant Initiative
August 06, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutes - 4.73 MBIn this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Ryan Bohl speaks with Emily Hawthorne, Stratfor Middle East and North Africa specialist at RANE, about the new alliance between Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt. Iraq seems to be the primary instigator of this New Levant Initiative, but may be getting some pressure from outside. Find out what this means for other countries in the region and what we can expect from this alliance. Stay up with the latest from Stratfor on social media! Fol...
Essential Geopolitics: India's Data Protection Proposal
August 05, 2021 16:31 - 7 minutes - 3.5 MBIn this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Ryan Bohl speaks with Bhumi Patel, Stratfor South Asia specialist at RANE, about India's proposed new data protection laws. India claims to be creating this new legislation to protect user data, but some analysis of the bill we ask the question: Is the Indian government really putting consumers first with this proposal? Will this proposed legislation increase or decrease government control? Stay up with the latest from Stratfor on...
RANE Insights on COVID-19: Are Mask Mandates Coming Back?
August 04, 2021 19:00 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights on Covid 19 podcast, the topic is whether or not to mask-up as the delta variant spreads. News outlets reported this past weekend that a new CDC document is warning that Delta infections are likely to be more severe and people should mask-up regardless of vaccination status. RANE founder David Lawrence speaks to Drs. Fred Southwick, infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Bill Lang, expert in public health respo...
RANE Insights: Lessons Learned from the Surfside Condo Disaster
August 04, 2021 14:30 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBLawsuits are starting to pile up, in the wake of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium. Most seek damages - not only for the deaths of the nearly 100 people who died -- but also for the loss of 138 individual units. In today’s podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence talks to industry experts on what we know and don’t know about what went wrong and what needs to be done to prevent similar tragedies. He’s joined by Raymond Dookhie from K2 Intelligence and Jon Mechanic for a discu...
Essential Geopolitics: The Facts Behind the Hype of China's E-Yuan
August 03, 2021 05:01 - 9 minutes - 4.46 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Michael Monderer, Stratfor Stratfor senior analyst for global economics at RANE. There’s been a lot of talk recently about digital currencies. China is testing what it calls the e-yuan. What is it? How does it work, and should investors or economies be concerned that it's a challenge to the US dollar? Stay up with the latest from Stratfor on social media! Follow Stratfor on Twitter. Find Stra...
Essential Geopolitics: What's Changed for Farmers Protesting in India?
July 29, 2021 05:01 - 4 minutes - 2.15 MBIn this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, the changing nature of farmer protests in India. Farmers in India have been protesting for months - demanding the government repeal laws that opened agricultural markets to private companies. In recent days, those protests have developed new facets. Bhumi Patel, Stratfor South Asia analyst at RANE puts those changes into perspective. Follow Stratfor on social media for daily updates! Follow Stratfor on Twitter, Find Strat...
Essential Geopolitics: The Gulf Arab States Ponder Reopening
July 27, 2021 05:01 - 8 minutes - 3.78 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, how the Gulf Arab States are addressing the pandemic. The rising rates of infections and hospitalizations from two new variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has public health experts around the world concerned. The reasons vary, from vaccine hesitancy in the West to a shortage of vaccines in developing economies. Let’s check in on how the Gulf Arab states are handling the current phase of the pandemic. Emily ...
RANE Insights on COVID 19: The Epidemic of the Unvaccinated
July 23, 2021 15:54 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights on Covid 19 podcast, the topic is the concern generated by a new surge in virus cases and questions of whether even the vaccinated should restrain from activities in indoor crowded spaces. RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Bill Lang an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics in our weekly coronavirus upda...
Essential Geopolitics What China's Crackdown on Didi Means For its Tech Sector
July 22, 2021 05:02 - 8 minutes - 3.82 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential geopolitics podcast from RANE, we turn our attention to China's tech sector. China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) has stationed investigators within the offices of Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi for the duration of a security probe led by the Cyberspace Administration of China. This follows not long after China announced that the firm's main app would be removed from the country’s app stores for violating laws related to collecting and using pers...
Essential Geopolitics: Could Covid Vaccine Mandates be Coming?
July 20, 2021 05:01 - 10 minutes - 4.7 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to Rebecca Keller, Director of Analysis for Stratfor’s geopolitical analysis team at RANE about the possibility of mandatory COVID vaccines. Europe is on track to reach herd immunity (with 70-80% of the adult population vaccinated) by the end of the year, even if booster shots may eventually be needed. The United States' vaccine levels fluctuate from state to state, never mind the possibility of boo...
RANE Insights On Security with Brian Lynch: Preventing Active Shooter Situations with ZeroEyes
July 19, 2021 05:30 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode of RANE's Insight podcast series, RANE's Executive Director of Safety and Security, Brian Lynch speaks with Keiran Carroll. Keiran Carroll is Chief of Staff at ZeroEyes, a weapons detection company used by educators, businesses, and others to help locate threats before they become violent. ZeroEyes software can be integrated into a firm's closed-circuit TV or other video management system. For global security departments, this technology could become part of their capabilitie...
RANE Insights on COVID-19: Why you Should Be Concerned About The Delta Variant
July 16, 2021 19:42 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights podcast on COVID-19, the talk turns to vaccinations, vaccinations, and the Delta variant. Across the country cases of COVID-19 are up, as well as hospitalization due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant. With many more rural parts of the country unvaccinated and vaccinations tapering off elsewhere, the United States has not reached herd immunity and Drs. Fred Southwick and Bill Lang tell RANE founder, David Lawrence, the uptick is certainly concerning...
Essential Geopolitics: Why Criminals Always Seem Ahead of Technology
July 15, 2021 05:00 - 5 minutes - 2.44 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Senior Global Security Analyst, Ben West, discusses how criminals adapt to technology and why they often stay ahead of law enforcement. This podcast is based on our multi-part series on crime and technology: "Criminals have always been relatively quick to adopt new technology. From bootleggers assembling fleets of motorized vehicles in the 1930s for the transport of illegal alcohol to drug traffickers exploiting commerc...
Baker's Dozen: A Geopolitical Toolkit for Businesses
July 14, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MBHeightened geopolitical risk has become a primary risk for global corporations. Uncertainty is driving economic and social volatility, even in previously stable regions, and a single event or shift in policy can have an outsized impact on your organization. In this episode of the Baker's Dozen podcast from RANE, host Rodger Baker speaks to Dr. Steven Smith, a professor at Florida Atlantic University and expert in geopolitical analysis. In a world emerging from a pandemic, with the US-China g...
Essential Geopolitics: Lebanon's Multifaceted Crisis Shows No Sign of Easing
July 13, 2021 05:01 - 15 minutes - 7.24 MBIn this Essential Geopolitics podcast, the topic is Lebanon. The country has been in crisis - both financially and socially for some time. What exactly is going on? Emily Hawthorne, Stratfor Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst at RANE, says that the governmental paralysis is compounding an event that outside watchers call deeply concerning for Lebanon and the region. Stay informed with regular updates from our expert analysts. Sign up today for the free Stratfor Worldview newsletter...
RANE Insights on COVID-19: The Truth About Vaccine Statistics
July 09, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MBIn this episode on the RANE Insights on COVID 19 podcast, RANE founder 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 public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. They talk about vaccine efficacy against the Delta variant, news on Lambda, why people persist in misquoting vaccine statistics, and where the pandemic is currently under control. Individuals ...
Essential Geopolitics: The Kaseya Ransomware Attack
July 08, 2021 05:00 - 10 minutes - 4.82 MBIn this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks to Sam Lichtenstein, who is Stratfor's director of global security analysts at RANE. The recent ransomware attack on Kaseya Ransomware compromised as many as 1,500 businesses around the world. Such attacks can cause business disruptions and financial damage. But, with hacking attacks on the rise, and businesses and governments struggling to stay out of the line of fire, what are the implications...
RANE Insights: A Conversation with David Kennedy on Rethinking America's Inner City Violence
July 07, 2021 20:00 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBAccording to the Pew Research Center, crime in the United States has fallen since the 1990's. But many Americans believe it's on the rise. Part of that is the rise in mass shootings and media coverage. But part may be down to ingrained behavior and beliefs - of individuals, communities, police, and politicians. Today’s podcast explores how communities and police can work together toward change. RANE founder, David Lawrence speaks to David Kennedy, criminologist, professor, action researcher,...
Essential Geopolitics: How Shifting Politics in Chile and Peru Will Affect Mining Interests
July 06, 2021 12:53 - 8 minutes - 3.74 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential geopolitics Podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue gets an update from Carmen Colosi. Colosi is a Stratfor Latin America analyst at RANE. She says both Chile and Peru are seeing far left-wing factions take a larger share of government. Peru recently chose a far-left candidate as president, and in Chile, a center-right government is about to undergo elections in which leftist candidates are predicted to do well. How could the political shifts affect existin...
RANE Insights on COVID 19: Vaccines, Masks, the Delta Variant and Another Surge?
July 02, 2021 20:03 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence gets a refresher on safely traveling in the U.S. and to other countries. This week, Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics explain why the US CDC provides contradictory advice to that of the World Health Organization, how to travel safely and wh...
RANE Insights on Security with Brian Lynch: Why Firms Should Consider Technical Surveillance Countermeasures
July 02, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this RANE Insights on security with Brian Lynch podcast, the conversation turns to corporate espionage. There are a vast number of items any business needs to keep track of. But one on the list may be something owners or C-suite executives haven’t considered. That is corporate eavesdropping -- espionage, really - using hidden bugs, cameras, or other surveillance measures. If you are in business, you need to consider how to protect your assets - client lists, intellectual property, and m...
Essential Geopolitics: Climate Change, Mega Droughts and Business Costs
July 01, 2021 05:00 - 7 minutes - 3.27 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Rebecca Keller, Director of Analysis for Stratfor’s geopolitical analysis team at RANE. The ongoing megadrought in the western US and the recent heatwave in its Northwest have prompted concerns about new norms of climate change. Keller talks about how these growing climate change risks will influence decision-makers. moving forward More From Stratfor, a RANE company: Follow Stratfor on Twitt...
Essential Geopolitics: Unpacking China's New Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
June 29, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 11 MBIn this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, we discuss China's new law designed to battle back against foreign sanctions. On June 10, China passed and implemented its Anti Foreign Sanctions Law. Although it is in effect, it is not yet clear what strategy China might use to fight back against foreign sanctions, import, and export restrictions it faces. Chase Blazek places this new law in context. He’s a Stratfor Asia Pacific Analyst at RANE. Follow Stratfor on T...
RANE Insights on COVID 19 Why the Delta Variant is So Concerning
June 25, 2021 19:16 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights on Covid 19 podcast, RANE founder, David Lawrence speaks to Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. they discuss the rising number of cases in the Delta variant in the United States, why vaccine hesitancy is particularly risky as the variant becomes more widespread, and the costs incurred when...
RANE Insights: Ethics, Compliance and Corporate Culture
June 25, 2021 18:43 - 23 minutes - 11 MBIn this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, the conversation focuses on business culture, ethics, and effective compliance programs. The host is Greg Radner, Chief Marketing Officer at RANE. He speaks to Dr. Patricia Harned, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), America’s oldest nonprofit in the ethics & compliance industry. You can find out more about ECI at ranenetwork.com.