The Decision Advantage

In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, we do a deep dive into the three letters E, S, and G. Together as "ESG", those letters are a fixture in news and business headlines. Whether they're about the backlash against ESG, tighter regulation of ESG, or criticism of ESG, those three letters seem inescapable these days. But do we really know enough about what ESG actually means or how it applies to business profits and risks? That’s what our host, RANE founder David Lawrence asked Joseph A. Grundfest, a Professor of Law and Business and senior faculty member of the Rock Center on Corporate Governance at Stanford Law School. RANE is a risk intelligence company that provides access to critical insights, analysis, and support to ensure business continuity and resiliency for our members. Learn more about RANE’s market-leading risk intelligence products at ranenetwork.com

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, we look at the standoff between rival Iraqi Shiite factions that is preventing the government formation. Emily Hawthorne, RANE's Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst, shares her insights into Iraq's current government inefficiencies that allowed this political impasse to occur. The Essential Geopolitics podcast series is part of RANE's Geopolitical Intelligence Solution. RANE Worldview is a professional application focused on analysis, not just the news. Sign up for a trial at www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, we look at circumstances and implications of Kenya and Senegal's recent elections. Clara Brackbill, RANE's Sub-Saharan Africa Analyst describes the short and long-term effects of these elections, both within their respective countries and across Africa.  The Essential Geopolitics podcast series is part of RANE's Geopolitical Intelligence Solution. RANE Worldview is a professional application focused on analysis, not just the news. Sign up for a trial at www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, we look at the latest round of indirect talks between the US & Iran over its nuclear program that started last week in Vienna. RANE’s senior global analyst Matthew Bey shares what progress, if any has been made, in the talks since last week. The Essential Geopolitics podcast series is part of RANE's Geopolitical intelligence solution. RANE Worldview is a professional application focused on analysis, not just a publication with the news. Sign up for a trial at www.ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, our analysts discuss the extent of the war in Ukraine. Pundits expected Russia's invasion to end within months. But RANE's Eurasia analyst, Matthew Orr, lays out the case for why he thinks the conflict could drag on for years. Ryan Bohl hosts (in for Emily Donahue).  RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange) is a global risk intelligence company that provides risk and security professionals with access to critical insights, analysis, and support, enabling them to more effectively anticipate, monitor, and respond to emerging risks and threats. RANE clients benefit from improved situational awareness, more efficient access to relevant intelligence and expertise, and better risk management outcomes. Join the millions who are tapping into the collective wisdom of the world’s largest community of risk and business professionals. For more information about RANE, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

In its Third Quarter Forecast, RANE warned that global Inflation is posing a threat of recession in the developed world and that economic conditions could lead to unrest as well as increased security issues. But this kind of event is nearly unheard of in China. That's why the fact that people recently protested and scuffled with security guards in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou was worth looking into. In this Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Chase Blazek, RANE”s Asia-Pacific analyst.   RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange) is a global risk intelligence company that provides risk and security professionals with access to critical insights, analysis, and support, enabling them to more effectively anticipate, monitor, and respond to emerging risks and threats. RANE clients benefit from improved situational awareness, more efficient access to relevant intelligence and expertise, and better risk management outcomes. Join the millions who are tapping into the collective wisdom of the world’s largest community of risk and business professionals. For more information about RANE, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we brought you a weekly podcast debunking misinformation and sharing best practices from two of the world’s leading infectious disease experts. Drs. Bill Lang and Fred Southwick. The pandemic raised people’s awareness of infectious diseases - and also the hunger for information about emerging diseases. So this week, we're launching “The New and the Next: Emerging Pathogens and the Workplace, a podcast series about emerging infectious diseases and what businesses should know. On today’s podcast, our host David Lawrence talks with Drs. Lang and Southwick about Monkeypox, and the disinformation that is spreading seemingly faster than the virus. RANE is a risk intelligence company that provides access to critical insights, analysis, and support to ensure business continuity and resiliency for our members. Learn more about RANE’s market-leading risk intelligence products at ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast, we will be talking about Pakistan, which has been facing significant economic challenges. Challenges so significant that they helped foster a change in government in May 2022. But the country’s new government has new risks. Ekta Raghuwanshi, RANE’s South Asia analyst, analyzes how serious the situation is and whether comparisons to Sri Lanka, which had similar economic troubles before the government was ousted by protestors, are accurate.

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Latin America analyst, Carmen Colosi walks us through Brazil's upcoming presidential election. Brazil will hold its general election in under three months. It has the largest economy in South America. In fact, it’s the 9th largest economy in the world. And, as big as it is, Brazil also has some internal political divisions. Current president Jair Bolsonaro is facing a challenger for his job: former president Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva. What polls are saying, and what might happen in the election, are two items Bosonaro is talking about. RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange) is a global risk intelligence company that provides risk and security professionals with access to critical insights, analysis, and support, enabling them to more effectively anticipate, monitor, and respond to emerging risks and threats. RANE clients benefit from improved situational awareness, more efficient access to relevant intelligence and expertise, and better risk management outcomes. Join the millions who are tapping into the collective wisdom of the world’s largest community of risk and business professionals. For more information about RANE, visit www.ranenetwork.com.

There are important business lessons to be learned from the conviction of Joshua Schulte. Among them: carefully assessing their security protocols and guarding against insider threats. Schulte, an ex-CIA employee, was convicted in July 2022 for the largest theft of classified information in the agency's history offers instructive lessons for corporate cybersecurity. A US attorney has called it ”one of the most brazen and damaging acts of espionage in American history." RANE's director of analysis, Sam Lichtenstein discusses the verdict against, Joshua Schulte, a former CIA software engineer.  RANE clients benefit from improved situational awareness, more efficient access to relevant intelligence and expertise, and better risk management outcomes. For more information about RANE, visit www.ranenetwork.com.