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RANE Network
This RANE Network podcast series offers risk intelligence and analysis from industry-leading risk experts. RANE is a risk intelligence company that provides business professionals with access to critical insights, analysis, and support, enabling them to better anticipate, monitor, and respond to emerging risks and threats. In the RANE podcast series, risk management experts and thought leaders share best practices for managing business risk, geopolitical risk, physical and cyber security risks, compliance risk, and other key risks and threats that organizations face today. These podcasts empower businesses, governments, and individuals to confidently navigate an increasingly complex international environment. At RANE, we believe shared risks require shared solutions and invite you to listen in.
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May 2, 2026 • 14min
Key Drivers of the DRC-Rwanda Conflict
In this episode of The Decision Advantage, RANE's Sub-Saharan Africa Analyst Remi Dodd deep dives into the current outlook for the ongoing conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk intelligence solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Apr 30, 2026 • 18min
The Iran Conflict: Outlook for Negotiations
In this episode of The Decision Advantage, RANE's Middle East and North Africa Analyst Kristin Ronzi provides an update on the current status of Iran-U.S. negotiations and discusses the key imperatives shaping the direction of the talks.
RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk intelligence solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

Apr 28, 2026 • 25min
Iran, Russia, and the Future of Cyber Warfare
Hayley Benedict, a RANE cyber intelligence analyst focused on geopolitical cyber threats, digs into Iranian and Russian cyber behavior. She breaks down why Iranian responses have been muted. She explains Russian cyber tools used in Ukraine and how state-linked hacktivism blurs lines. She explores risks to GCC infrastructure and how information operations shape perceptions.

Apr 13, 2026 • 47min
The Outlook for the Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Landscape
RANE’s Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Risk Outlook focuses on the implications of President Trump's legal and regulatory priority divergence from his first term and looks at the new resulting organizational risks associated with these changes.
In this episode of The Decision Advantage, RANE's Senior Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Analyst Beth Siegert unpacks key insights from the LRC Outlook and provides a roadmap for professionals to navigate the complex and evolving regulatory landscape.
RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com. Sign up to receive our complimentary weekly rundown, an email digest that highlights the geopolitical risks and opportunities that will shape the coming week, keeping you up to date on the key developments we're tracking and our most-read analyses. Subscribe to RANE's Weekly Rundown for free today by visiting: https://go.ranenetwork.com/weeklyrundownrane.

Apr 8, 2026 • 14min
Jihadist Insurgency in the Sahel and West Africa
Hellen Muzungu, a global security analyst focused on West Africa and the Sahel, outlines rising jihadist sophistication and territorial shifts. She discusses active groups in Nigeria and the role of bandits. She examines shifting great power influence, possible U.S. engagement, and prospects for regional counterterrorism cooperation. She assesses persistent insurgency risks and threats to capitals.

Mar 27, 2026 • 14min
The Impact of the Iran War on the Asia-Pacific Region
Chase Blazek, an Asia-Pacific analyst at RANE, explains how the Iran conflict reshaped regional priorities. He discusses shifts toward naval escorts, summit delays between major powers, and how energy insecurity is pushing Northeast Asian countries to rethink nuclear and resilience strategies.

Mar 13, 2026 • 16min
Economic Impacts of the War on Iran
In this episode of The Decision Advantage podcast, RANE’s Global Economy Analyst Markus Jaeger breaks down the potential economic fallout from various Iran conflict scenarios.
RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com. Sign up to receive our complimentary weekly rundown, an email digest that highlights the geopolitical risks and opportunities that will shape the coming week, keeping you up to date on the key developments we're tracking and our most-read analyses. Subscribe to RANE's Weekly Rundown for free today by visiting https://go.ranenetwork.com/weeklyrundownrane.

Mar 9, 2026 • 24min
What to Expect from Vietnam’s Leadership Election Results
The 14th National Party Congress in Hanoi has just wrapped up, and To Lam has been reaffirmed as General Secretary. As we look toward the mid-March National Assembly elections, the country potentially faces additional political shifts. RANE’s Asia-Pacific Analyst Nate Fischler unpacks the broad national implications as well as the international impact of these changes.
RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com. Sign up to receive our complimentary weekly rundown, an email digest that highlights the geopolitical risks and opportunities that will shape the coming week, keeping you up to date on the key developments we're tracking and our most-read analyses.
Subscribe to RANE's Weekly Rundown for free today by visiting https://go.ranenetwork.com/weeklyrundownrane.

Mar 2, 2026 • 13min
RANE Red Alert: What to Watch Following the U.S.-Israeli Attacks on Iran
As the situation in Iran rapidly evolved this weekend, RANE’s analyst team provided continuous, actionable intelligence to keep our clients ahead of the curve. Ryan Bohl RANE’s Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst provides a rundown on events of this past weekend and what to expect going forward.
RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com.
Sign up to receive our complimentary weekly rundown, an email digest that highlights the geopolitical risks and opportunities that will shape the coming week, keeping you up to date on the key developments we’re tracking and our most read analyses.
Subscribe to RANE's Weekly Rundown for free today by visiting: https://go.ranenetwork.com/weeklyrundownrane

Feb 26, 2026 • 15min
The Outlook for a U.S.-Saudi Civilian Nuclear Agreement
In this episode of The Decision Advantage podcast, RANE's Middle East and North Africa Analyst Kristin Ronzi addresses what a civilian nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia could look like, reactions to the prospect of allowing uranium enrichment and what a deal could mean for a potential arms race.
RANE is a global risk intelligence company that delivers risk and security professionals access to critical insights, analysis and support to ensure business continuity and resilience for our clients. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit www.ranenetwork.com. Sign up to receive our complimentary weekly rundown, an email digest that highlights the geopolitical risks and opportunities that will shape the coming week, keeping you up to date on the key developments we're tracking and our most-read analyses. Subscribe to RANE's Weekly Rundown for free today by visiting https://go.ranenetwork.com/weeklyrundownrane.


