In this podcast episode from the RANE Insight series, RANE”S Executive Director, of Expert Relations, Matt Boccia, speaks with Brian W. Lynch, a former FBI and Vanguard executive with leadership experience in security, risk, law enforcement, and anti-terrorism, and RANE’s new Executive Director of Safety and Security. They focus on key safety and security challenges facing organizations with a focus on the next 6-months:1) Structural impacts of COVID such as potential continued work from home, eventual resumption of work travel and how all of that can be managed safely; 2) Employee health including mental health, physical health, and how organizations can look after their most important assets;3) Workplace/employee safety which is continued need to be mindful of workplace violence and other workplace safety issues while assessing and understanding how these risks can evolve in the new COVID-adjusted environment.

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In this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Sim Tack, global analyst for Stratfor, a RANE company. Sim has been tracking China’s military buildup along its border with India and has produced a proprietary map in an article for Stratfor Worldview. Following years of gradual infrastructure development, including military infrastructure, by both China and India. China has now closed the gap that existed between the two sides along most locations on the border. For full details of what's happening, subscribe to Stratfor Worldview. Podcast listeners can access at special rate at stratfor.com/podcastoffer. 

Essential Geopolitics: China's Military Buildup Along the Indian Border

In this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Sim Tack, global analyst for Stratfor, a RANE company. Sim has been tracking China’s military buildup along its border with India and has produced a proprietary map in an article for Stratfor Worldview. Following years of gradual infrastructure development, including military infrastructure, by both China and India, China has now closed the gap that existed between the two sides along most locations on the border. For full details of what's happening, subscribe to Stratfor Worldview. Podcast listeners can access at special rate at stratfor.com/podcastoffer. 

In this edition of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to Ryan Bohl about the complications Saudia Arabia is facing - from low oil prices to new austerity measures to COVID-19. Listeners to Stratfor's podcast can get a discounted subscription to Stratfor Worldview, the premier geopolitical intelligence publication. Go to Stratfor.com/podcastoffer to subscribe. 

Essential Geopolitics: Saudi Arabia's Balancing Act

As human society continues to develop, we have increased the risk of large-scale disasters. From health care to infrastructure to national security, systems designed to keep us safe have also heightened the potential for catastrophe. The constant pressure of climate change, geopolitical conflict, and our tendency to ignore what is hard to grasp exacerbates potential dangers. How can we prepare for and prevent the twenty-first-century disasters on the horizon?In this podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence sits down with Jeff Schlegelmilch, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute and author of Rethinking Readiness: a Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters.Rethinking Readiness offers an expert introduction to human-made threats and vulnerabilities, with a focus on opportunities to reimagine how we approach disaster preparedness. Jeff Schlegelmilch identifies and explores the most critical threats facing the world today, detailing the dangers of pandemics, climate change, infrastructure collapse, cyberattacks, and nuclear conflict. Drawing on the latest research from leading experts, he provides an accessible overview of the causes and potential effects of these looming megadisasters and highlights the potential for building resilient, adaptable, and sustainable systems so that we can be better prepared to respond to and recover from future crises. 

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In this Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks with Evan Rees, Asia Pacific analyst, about Hong Kong’s Legislative elections and why they have been delayed for a full year, to Sept. 2021. Subscribers to Stratfor Worldview can access all our content - for a special subscription rate to Stratfor Worldview, visit stratfor.com/podcastoffer.

Essential Geopolitics: Hong Kong 2021 Elections

In this episode of the Pen and Sword podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks with Jessica Goudreau who has written the story of two women and their experiences as refugees in America. One: Mu Naw, (pseudonym) a refugee from Myanmar who arrives in 2007, and nearly 10 years later, Hasna (pseudonym), fleeing from Syria. The two women have vastly different experiences and Goudreau details the intricacies and geopolitics of the U.S. refugee program. Subscribers to Stratfor Worldview can read real-time analysis and intelligence about changing policies and their implications. Podcast listeners can get a special subscription rate at stratfor.com/podcastoffer. 

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In this Essential Geopolitics podcast episode from Stratfor, a RANE Company, Emily Donahue speaks with Senior V.P. For Strategic Analysis for Stratfor, Rodger Baker. The topic is the potential for a US force drawdown in Korea.  With the United States beginning to draw down forces in Germany, how likely are reductions at other large overseas postings, such as Japan and South Korea? You can read all of Stratfor's intelligence and analysis on the Korean Peninsula with a subscription to Stratfor worldview. You can also access propriety RANE network insights at Stratfor Worldview. Podcast listeners can get a discounted subscription rate at stratfor.com/podcastoffer.

Essential Geopolitics: US Drawdown in Korea?

In this inaugural episode of RANE's Insights on Security Series, the topic is identifying and mitigating exposures to people, places, and critical assets. Chief Security Officer is a mission-critical role for ongoing business continuity and resiliency, and Chief Security Officers face risks that are complex, interdisciplinary, and more challenging than ever before. Corporate security teams are charged with understanding and protecting against a wide array of threats, and to meet these challenges, they will need access to the latest information, most effective tools, and the right expertise for their particular situation. In this podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence sits down with Brian Lynch, who recently joined RANE as the Executive Director of Safety & Security, who shares his perspective on the role and the areas that corporate security teams will need to focus on over the next 6-12 months. Lynch brings nearly four decades of senior management and executive level experience in the fields of law enforcement, safety, and security to an already extensive team of industry professionals at RANE. Previously, Lynch served as Head of Global Security at Vanguard, where he designed and executed the firm's enterprise-wide Eight Phase Global Security Program as well as a 24x7 global operational model responsible for the identification, analysis, response, and resolution of security incidents. During his tenure in the FBI, Lynch led the Bureau’s efforts in tracking and seizing terrorist funds, resulting in the disruption of terror attacks, and led law enforcement and intelligence efforts at the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center as Deputy Director of Operations. 

RANE Insights on Security: Ensuring Business Continuity and Resiliency

 In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, 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 Stratfor Worldview. Check out the special price for podcast listeners at stratfor.com/podcastoffer.

Essential Geopolitics: Inside Turkey's Economy

As the world’s leading geopolitical intelligence platform, Stratfor brings global events into valuable perspective, empowering businesses, governments and individuals to more confidently navigate their way through an increasingly complex international environment. Stratfor is a RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange) company.

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