RANE Podcast Series

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, we’re taking a look at Bangladesh. The country was long considered a development success story in South Asia. But recent global events - from the pandemic to the War in Ukraine (and subsequent grain export ban in India) have taken their toll. RANE’s South Asia analyst, Ekta Raghuwanshi, shares the forecast with Emily Donahue.  Understanding geopolitical issues and drivers are critical to future planning, whether you run a multi-national conglomerate or you’re planning a trip to a place you’ve never been. RANE offers businesses a complete geopolitical intelligence solution with RANE Worldview for enterprises. It delivers forward-looking, geopolitical analysis tools that enhance your ability to understand what happens next. Learn more about RANE’s Geopolitical Intelligence Solution at ranenetwork.com   Learn more about the Simple English News Daily podcast - send7.org

In this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Clara Brackbill. She is a geopolitical analyst with RANE who focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa. The subject: Two of South Africa's largest coal-fired power plants broke down recently. Those were the latest in a series of problems with the country’s electricity production.  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 this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, guest hot Ryan Bohl speaks with Asia-Pacific analyst, Scott Kardas. In a recent article for RANE Worldview, Kardas wrote that "South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is attempting to make good on his campaign promise to restore and re-normalize relations with Japan, with Park Jin, the South Korean Foreign Minister, regularly meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, to find ways to resolve bilateral disagreements. South Korean and Japanese relations traditionally go through an up-and-down phase depending on the political leanings of the South Korean president, while Japanese views are slightly more standard in what they want out of South Korea for good relations." The discussion centers around whether or not a full rapprochement is possible, or more likely to focus on steps to normalize trade relations and increase intelligence sharing. 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 this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, Ryan Bohl speaks with Matthew Orr, RANE's Eurasia analyst. He recently published guidance for RANE Worldview that said, "Ukraine's counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region will relieve the threat to Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donbas region, increase calls in Russia for mobilization and escalation of the war, and fortify the West's strategy of pressuring Russia while providing military aid to Ukraine."  While Westerners applauded Ukraine's effort, and will likely see it as an opportunity to continue the course of applying economic pressure on Russia and supplying military aid to Ukraine, Russia may strike back harder, and faster. Learn about RANE Worldview, RANE’s geopolitical intelligence solution. With interactive graphics, RANE’s exclusive global risk monitor, updated key forecast questions, and global threat monitoring, security professionals rely on RANE Worldview. Sign up for a trial at ranenetwork.com. 

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to RANE global security analyst, Isaia Galace, about Afghanistan. A year after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, they discuss what's happening with foreign counterterrorism efforts, with a close look at what the late-July U.S. killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri says about U.S. capabilities in the country. 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 this episode of the RANE Insights podcast, our host David Lawrence gets an update on COVID from Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at teh University of Florida College of Medicine. they talk about booster safety, who should get them, and why you might not want to throw away your masks. 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.

For many people, the letters, "AI" prompt an unconscious recoil or thoughts of dystopian futures run by autonomous robots like those in movies and books. The reality is, right now A-I, is confined to machines programmed to learn and mimic the actions of humans. But artificial intelligence can be used to bolster cybersecurity and predict cyber risks in a number of ways. In this podcast, RANE Cyber Analyst Ali Plucinski interviews Dave Wreski, the CEO at Guardian Digital about how his company uses AI to address Ransomware. Dave Wreski is the CEO at Guardian Digital which makes email safe for business by helping companies stay ahead of emerging threats, make informed cybersecurity business decisions, reduce management complexity and free up IT resources. 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 the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, the conversation turns to Chile. In early September, Chilean voters overwhelmingly rejected the constitutional rewrite carried out over the course of the previous year. Although the constitutional rewrite process was formed originally after a majority of Chileans voted in favor of it, RANE Latin America analyst, Carmen Colosi, says that some surprises in the draft caused the defeat, but the process of drafting a constitution is far from over. You can read RANE's analysis of Chile’s constitutional referendum in Worldview, RANE’s geopolitical intelligence solution. With interactive graphics, RANE’s exclusive global risk monitor, key forecast questions, and global threat monitoring, security professionals rely on RANE Worldview. Sign up for a trial at ranenetwork.com.

The subject of this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast is Al Shabaab. Al Shabaab is a Somalia-based Islamic insurgence group active in East Africa. It has been responsible for hundreds of violent attacks in that country over the past few years. And now, amid political instability and a worsening drought, the group could be growing. RANE's global security analyst, Charles Thorson talks to Emily Donahue about the security risks posed by Al-Shabaab. 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 this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, the focus is fighting between Ethiopia's government forces and Tigray Rebels. The long conflict between the government and rebels in the Tigray region of the country was - for a brief time earlier this year - subdued under a humanitarian truce. You see, the Horn of Africa is facing one of the most severe droughts in recent history. And 10 million people are at risk of starving. But now, fighting has resumed. David Newman, a Global Security Analyst with RANE, offers guidance.  David Newman is a global security analyst with RANE. You can read his work in RANE Threat Lens, which is an app that delivers Strategic and Tactical Intelligence for Global Organizations. Find out more about RANE risk intelligence, and RANE Threatlens at ranenetwork.com.