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In this episode of the RANE Insights on Covid-19 podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence gets an update on infection and hospitalization rates, what the holiday weekend and back-to-school could bring, and an update with details on the mu variant. Will it be as infectious as the Delta? His guests are Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics, and Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine. 

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In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, the conversation turns to Afghanistan. So much has happened in so little time. A Taliban takeover. A frenzied US withdrawal. A seemingly crushed opposition. The return of Al Qaeda. Emily Donahue speaks to Charles Thorson, Stratfor Global Security Analyst at RANE, about how jihadist groups reacted to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and near-term jihadist forecast. 

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue gets a briefing on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Russia from Stratfor Eurasia analyst, Matthew Orr. Russia holds parliamentary elections in September. This happens less than a month after Russian telecoms companies blocked "Navalny," a mobile app created by Alexei Navalny's inner circle to coordinate opposition votes, and amid the Kremlin’s year-long campaign to repress opposition parties. Can the opposition survive?

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue gets a briefing on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Russia from Stratfor Eurasia analyst, Matthew Orr. Russia holds parliamentary elections in September. This happens less than a month after Russian telecoms companies blocked "Navalny," a mobile app created by Alexei Navalny's inner circle to coordinate opposition votes, and amid the Kremlin’s year-long campaign to repress opposition parties. Can the opposition survive?

Turkey is concerned about the large number of Afghan refugees who may pass through the country on their way to Europe, or worse, stay. Turkey already has one of the largest refugee populations in the world - and now is shoring up defenses along its borders.  In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Ryan Bohl, Stratfor Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE about how Turkey's decisions could bring internal friction and external scrutiny. 

Germany will hold a federal election on September 26. It will be the first election in two decades for which chancellor Angela Merkel is not a candidate. September’s election outcome will influence the fate not only of Germany but of the entire European Union. Emily Donahue speaks to Stratfor's Senior Europe Analyst at RANE, Adriano Bosoni, about why the election is so important. 

In this episode of the RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, host David Lawrence gets his weekly update from Dr. Fred Southwick, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and Dr. Bill Lang, an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. This week, why getting an antibody test could be a waste of money, who should get a booster and when, and the surprising uptick in cases of RSV, a potentially serious disease for both young and old. Individuals and organizations turn to RANE, for risk intelligence that cuts through the hype to focus on what they need to know, what to expect, and what to do. Click here to learn more about how RANE is helping clients during the pandemic.

In this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Ryan Bohl speaks with Emily Hawthorne, Stratfor Middle East and North Africa specialist at RANE, about the new alliance between Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt. Iraq seems to be the primary instigator of this New Levant Initiative, but may be getting some pressure from outside. Find out what this means for other countries in the region and what we can expect from this alliance. 

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In this episode of the RANE Essential Geopolitics podcast, powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks to Stratfor Director of Analyst Operations at RANE, Rebecca Keller. The drought in the western United States is likely to last at least through the fall of 2021. And rain may not end the conditions there that have been building for 20 years -- such as density, higher temperatures, and changes in rain and snow patterns. The drought is so extreme, that the US Bureau of Reclamation recently declared a water shortage on the Colorado River. We discuss the impacts of that decision.

In this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast powered by Stratfor, Emily Donahue speaks to Matthew Bey, Stratfor Senior Global analyst at RANE.

The furious conflict between Ethiopia's government and armed Tigray forces has created humanitarian strife and spread ethnic violence in the country. In the past few months of the long conflict, violence has spread.  As Bey explains in a recent article for Worldview, "Negotiations between Ethiopia and the TPLF do not appear to be imminent as both sides continue to dig in, making further conflict and more violence likely."