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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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Aug 31, 2020 • 8min
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.

Aug 27, 2020 • 8min
Essential Geopolitics: Belarus on the Edge
In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Sim Tack. Tack is Senior Global analyst for RANE. What is happening Belarus…And what will happen next? Those are the questions the world is asking after President Lukashenko’s election victory set off weeks of angry protests. Questions covered in this podcast include protestors' future, Lukashenko's future and whether Russia or the West will influence the outcome. You can stay abreast of what will happen next in Belarus and Sim Tack’s forecasting for the entire Eurasia region, with a subscription to RANE Worldview. Check out our offerings today at https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe.

Aug 27, 2020 • 34min
Essential Geopolitics: The Global Economic Effects of COVID-19
In this special edition of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, a conversation about the multi-layered economic impacts of COVID-19. There’s little doubt that the global coronavirus pandemic has impacted all aspects of life - from education, economies, markets, governments, societies, to geopolitics, and of course, health. bout the global economic impacts of the coronavirus.
As it has spread, the coronavirus has left industries stuttering in its wake, markets fluctuating widely but - as yet - it’s unclear what when things will recover - or how. In this podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Michael Monderer, RANE's Senior analyst for global economics and Emily Hawthorne, RANE's Middle East and North Africa analyst. To read up on all RANE security and geopolitical articles, subscribe to RANE Worldview today at https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe.

Aug 26, 2020 • 26min
RANE Insights on Back to School Amid Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt lives as companies and schools look to re-open. We’re learning new things about this virus every day, causing plans for returning back to work and back to school to remain fluid.
In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence sits down with Drs. Bill Lang and Fred Southwick to discuss the evolving information about the virus and emerging best practices for re-opening safely.
Dr. Lang is the Medical Director at WorldClinic, where he is the Director of Clinical Policy and Services for the firm’s Virtual Executive Care and Occupational Health practice. He is an expert in medical contingency planning and public health responses to biological incidents, including both a pandemic and a bioterrorism event. Dr. Lang has developed health and operational safety programs during his more than 26 years of service in the health and medical field, having served in critical medical positions at the highest levels of the U.S. Government.
Dr. Southwick is Director of Patient Care Quality and Safety, Division of Hospitalist Medicine and Infectious Diseases Specialist University of Florida. He is a specialist in Infectious Diseases with a sub-specialization in Anthrax, Immunodeficiency disorders, and Sepsis. He is an expert in error prevention, process improvement, and the application of Lean Production System to improve the efficiency, reliability, quality and safety of health care. He has been an active NIH funded biomedical investigator for over 30 years, studying how bacteria interact with the human host.

Aug 25, 2020 • 7min
Essential Geopolitics: US & China After 2020 Election
How would a U.S. policy toward China differ if Trump were re-elected or Biden won the 2020 presidential election? In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Matthew Bey steers Emily Donahue through different scenarios post 2020.

Aug 25, 2020 • 26min
RANE Insights: Getting Back to School Amid Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt lives as companies and schools look to re-open. We’re learning new things about this virus every day, causing plans for returning back to work and back to school to remain fluid.
In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence sits down with Drs. Bill Lang and Fred Southwick to discuss the evolving information about the virus and emerging best practices for re-opening safely.
Dr. Lang is the Medical Director at WorldClinic, where he is the Director of Clinical Policy and Services for the firm’s Virtual Executive Care and Occupational Health practice. He is an expert in medical contingency planning and public health responses to biological incidents, including both a pandemic and a bioterrorism event. Dr. Lang has developed health and operational safety programs during his more than 26 years of service in the health and medical field, having served in critical medical positions at the highest levels of the U.S. Government.
Dr. Southwick is Director of Patient Care Quality and Safety, Division of Hospitalist Medicine and Infectious Diseases Specialist University of Florida. He is a specialist in Infectious Diseases with a sub-specialization in Anthrax, Immunodeficiency disorders, and Sepsis. He is an expert in error prevention, process improvement, and the application of Lean Production System to improve the efficiency, reliability, quality and safety of health care. He has been an active NIH funded biomedical investigator for over 30 years, studying how bacteria interact with the human host.

Aug 21, 2020 • 22min
Pen and Sword: In the Dark of War
In this episode of the Pen and Sword podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Sarah Carlson about her new book, In the Dark of War: A CIA Officer’s Inside Account of the U.S. Evacuation from Libya.
Carlson served in the CIA’s Counterterrorism center and was an experienced mid-career analyst when she was assigned to Tripoli, just about a year after the overrun of the U.S. mission in Benghazi. It was a dangerous assignment, in a country that was spinning deeper into a civil war. This podcast is available at RANE Worldview - the world’s leading geopolitical intelligence platform. Subscribers can read all about the war in Libya - what happened when and what will happen next. Get started today at https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe.

Aug 20, 2020 • 6min
Essential Geopolitics: Inside Turkey’s Economy
In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, the topic is Turkey’s Economy and why it matters. Emily Donahue speaks with Middle East and North Africa analyst Emily Hawthorne about some of the nation's economic challenges and why the U.S., Europe and parts of Asia should pay close attention. You can read more of our comprehensive intelligence and forecasting on the region and what happens next with a subscription to RANE Worldview. Check out our offerings today at https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe.

Aug 18, 2020 • 7min
Essential Geopolitics: Europe’s Green Deal
In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, the conversation turns to a new program by the European Union to promote more environmentally sustainable industry. Emily Donahue speaks with RANE analyst, Adriano Bosoni about what the the EU's Green Deal is and why is the European Commission is so excited about it; plus: Obstacles, winners and losers. RANE Worldview subscribers can read all of our analysis and intelligence on the global economy, the EU and more with a subscription. Learn more about our offerings now at https://www.ranenetwork.com/worldview-subscribe.

Aug 12, 2020 • 8min
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.


