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Geopolitics is a term that is often misunderstood and misused. In the media, anything seen as disruptive between two countries is called geopolitical tension. In academia, there are ongoing debates over whether geopolitics is a tool of power and oppression or an explanatory tool to understand state behavior. Geopolitics as an idea is seeing a rapid resurgence, particularly as U.S.-China “Great Power Competition” is on the rise. In past episodes of Stratfor's Baker's Dozen podcast series from RANE, we have taken a look at key countries and regions through a geopolitical lens. In today's episode, Rodger Baker is joined by Dr. Len Hochberg, a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the U.S. coordinator of the Mackinder Forum, to talk a little bit about geopolitics, and why it is useful to add a geopolitical perspective to your own toolkit.  Enjoying geopolitics? Subscribe to the FREE Stratfor newsletter and get regular updates from our analysts: 

In late April, the Italian government announced a plan to spend more than 220 billion euros over the next few years to boost economic growth. In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue asks Stratfor Senior Europe Analyst, Adriano Bosoni, whether this could be the plan that finally generates sustainable growth in the third-largest economy in the EU after decades of stagnation.

The managers of the Colonial Pipeline paid 5 million dollars to free its infrastructure from a cyber attack. The attack disrupted fuel supplies and set off panic buying on the east coast. It also prompted U.S. President Biden to call for a federal cybersecurity revamp. Will it be enough? RANE founder David Lawrence speaks to Ondrej Krehel, the CEO & Founder of LIFARS. Krehel is recognized worldwide for his Digital Forensic expertise and Ethical Hacking.

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, we get tips from a leader in the field about what makes a great CSO. How is well-tuned is your organization’s security? In this podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence learns some best practices from Joseph DeSalvo, the Chief Security Officer at The Blackstone Group. He has more than 20 years of corporate security experience and a successful record leading federal law enforcement and global risk management and security initiatives. His first rule of thumb? Collaboration.

In this week’s podcast, the opening of vaccines for children aged over 12, the ongoing crisis in India, and the elusive target of herd immunity. Let’s listen as RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Drs. Fred Southwick and Bill Lang for our weekly coronavirus update. -- 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. Sign up for our coronavirus solution to get critical information on the COVID-19 pandemic delivered daily.

In this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Ben West, Stratfor Senior Global Security Analyst at RANE. The devastating surge of the coronavirus in India has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. It has also threatened its recovery from last year’s deep recession and could set back development and poverty reduction efforts for years to come. India also faces a complex set of terror threats that are spread out across the country's diverse geography, originate from a variety of ideologies, and rely on widely different tactics.

The rapid increase in prices for some cryptocurrencies has many people wondering whether they should buy in - or whether the market is ripe for regulation. In this RANE Insights podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Dave Jevans, a founder and the CEO of Ciphertrace, which focuses on blockchain analysis and cryptocurrency intelligence. The hub of RANE's service is the democratization of information and expertise. Subscribe to RANE’s Core Membership and let RANE power your business to success. Learn more at RANEnetwork.com.

This time of year is traditionally the warm-up to the summer tourist season. But, of course, in 2020, the pandemic wrecked travel plans and devastated destinations and left economic shambles in its wake. Europe, where summer tourists keep many venues afloat, has been hit particularly hard. Now, the EU has floated an idea to help tourism recover. Emily Donahue speaks with Adriano Bosoni, Stratfor Senior European analyst at RANE. 

In this current global business environment, organizations must be both quick and nimble to adapt to the constantly changing government regulations — domestically as well as globally. Compliance Officers work both internally and externally to make sure everyone in an organization - and the organization itself - follows the rules. Simple missteps could bring hefty fines, legal woes, and, importantly, damage to a company’s reputation. In this RANE Insights podcast, Founder David Lawrence speaks to Lisa Shalett, Former Goldman Sachs Partner; Advisor to Startups; Board Director; Founder and Brand-builder --- about compliance across the board. 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. Are you a Business? Go to ranenetwork.com to learn more about how RANE can power your business to success. 

In Part Two of our series on how to be an effective compliance officer,  RANE Founder David Lawrence speaks to Lisa Shalett, Former Goldman Sachs Partner; Advisor to Startups; Board Director; Founder and Brand-builder about how to be an effective compliance officer, the compliance role in reputation management, and about her latest project, Extraordinary Women on Boards (EWOB). 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. The hub of RANE's service is the democratization of information and expertise. Subscribe to RANE’s Core Membership and let RANE power your business to success. Go to ranenetwork.com.