
The Importance of Analytical Frameworks in the Assessment of Geopolitical Risk
Assessing geopolitical risk can appear overwhelming and unmanageable at times. The issues range from broad global patterns of competition, such as the evolving U.S.-China relations, down to local soci...
30 Aug 202334min

Essential Geopolitics: The Current Direction of Russian Cyber Operations
In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Cyber Analyst Ali Plucinski shares her insights into the direction of Russian cyber operations through the lens of hacktivism and influence operations....
26 Aug 202316min

Addiction and Recovery in the World of Corporate Law
In this episode, RANE co-founder David Lawrence speaks with Lisa Smith about her experiences with addiction, mental health issues, and recovery in the world of New York City corporate law. Lisa Smith ...
25 Aug 202357min

Essential Geopolitics: The Economic Outlook for Brazil and Mexico
The Financial Times recently ran a story commending Latin American economies for pre-emptively increasing interest rates, even before the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, and taking a fa...
25 Aug 202315min

Prigozhin’s Possible Death, The Future of the Wagner Group, and Geopolitics in Belarus
On August 23, major news outlets reported that Wagner Group Head Yevgeny Prigozhin was believed to be aboard a flight that crashed in Russia. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE Eurasia Ana...
23 Aug 202316min

The Connections Between Geopolitical Risk and the Global Shipping Industry
From grain flows through the Black Sea to strategic minerals bottlenecks to strategic competition over advanced semiconductors, supply chain disruptions are often some of the most prominent and attent...
15 Aug 202333min

The Circumstances Surrounding Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s Absence
On July 25, China replaced recently appointed Foreign Minister Qin Gang with CCP Foreign Policy Chief Wang Yi. This followed Qin’s one-month absence from the public eye, leading many foreign analysts ...
10 Aug 202315min

EnergyX - A New Approach to Lithium
In this episode, David Lawrence, co-founder of RANE, speaks with Teague Egan about the work his company is doing in the lithium industry. Teague is the Founder and CEO at EnergyX, a clean energy tech ...
2 Aug 202340min




















