
RANE Podcast Series
This podcast series offers risk intelligence and analysis from RANE Network. 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.
Latest episodes

Feb 28, 2023 • 12min
Essential Geopolitics: The Outlook for Myanmar’s Civil War
This month, February 2023, marks the two-year anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, which subsequently led to a popular armed uprising. Nate Fischler, RANE’s Asia-Pacific Analyst, offers an overview of Myanmar's civil war, its future outlook and the attendant business implications.
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.

Feb 24, 2023 • 9min
Essential Geopolitics: What to Make of Oil Supermajors’ Record Profits
On the back of high oil prices and record natural gas prices in 2022, ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and the world's oil supermajors reported record profits in their recent earnings calls. The high returns are leading some companies to re-emphasize investment into oil and gas in lieu of the energy transition in response. Matthew Bey, Senior Analyst at RANE, provides a rundown on the situation and shares his thoughts on what to expect next.
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.

Feb 22, 2023 • 38min
Applied Geopolitics: The Shifting Geopolitical Balance Along the Russian Frontiers
In this Applied Geopolitics episode, Rodger Baker, Director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE speaks with Lasha Kasradze, academic liaison and strategic business development officer for Sokhumi State University. They discuss the implications of Russia’s shifting sphere of influence, including the outlook for the war in Ukraine.
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.

Feb 21, 2023 • 12min
Essential Geopolitics: India’s Defense Modernization Strategy
India’s military is one of the largest in the world, but its forces remain reliant on older weapons systems that have caused accidents and raised questions about its military readiness against its neighbors. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst, Ryan Bohl sits down with RANE’s South Asia Analyst, Ekta Raghuwanshi to discuss India’s military modernization efforts.
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.

Feb 17, 2023 • 11min
Essential Geopolitics: The Evolution of the Insurgency in Mozambique
In recent years, the Islamic State Mozambique Province group has become increasingly close to The Islamic State and has gained significant media attention. In this Essential Geopolitics episode, RANE’s Global Security Analyst, David Newman explains the evolution, international economic impact, and the outlook for this insurgency.
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.

Feb 15, 2023 • 35min
Applied Geopolitics: The Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific Region
In this podcast, RANE’s Executive Director of the Stratfor Center of Geopolitics, Rodger Baker, speaks with Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka, Assistant Professor at the Center for Pacific Island Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, on the local, regional, and external dynamics of the pacific island region, and the ways that these dynamics are further complicated by geopolitical competition, climate change and colonialism.
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.

Feb 14, 2023 • 12min
Essential Geopolitics: What’s at Stake in Nigeria’s Upcoming Election
In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Sub-Saharan Africa Analyst, Clara Brackbill discusses the circumstances surrounding Nigeria’s upcoming election that will determine the future of its ongoing battles with extremism, corruption, and instability.
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.

Feb 9, 2023 • 12min
Essential Geopolitics: EU Sanctions Against Russian Oil Exports
In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE's Europe Analyst Matteo Ilardo explains the details surrounding the EU’s recent sanctions on Russian oil products and the short and long-term implications of this ban.
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.

Feb 7, 2023 • 10min
Essential Geopolitics: Taiwan’s 2024 Elections and the Future of the Country’s Autonomy

Feb 3, 2023 • 24min
Beyond COVID: Herd Immunity, Vaccine Efficacy, and the Impact of Lunar New Year Travel
In this episode of RANE's Beyond COVID podcast, our experts offer the latest intelligence on vaccine efficacy and the evolving status of the pandemic.
Dr. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida's College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents. Our host, David Lawrence, is the founder of RANE.
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.