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In an analysis for Stratfor Worldview in March, Stratfor senior analyst for global economics at RANE, Michael Monderer, wrote that "China’s continued high rate of fiscal stimulus doesn’t match up with the narrative that its economy has recovered from the COVID-19 crisis."

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks to Monderer, who explains what it means that China’s announced GDP growth target for 2021 is just 6%, lower than outside predictions.  China's heavy reliance on investing in its economy and could be an early indicator that China’s post-COVID economic recovery is not as solid as raw data indicates writes Monderer.

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In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to Ryan Bohl, Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE. 

The Yemen civil war has lasted more than 6 years. It has spawned political and humanitarian crises, crises so dire that the United Nations has warned that forty thousand children may die from starvation this year.

Now, a battle over the resource-rich city of Marib has outside countries concerned the war may last even longer. 

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks to Ryan Bohl, Stratfor’s Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE. 

The Yemen civil war has lasted more than 6 years. It has spawned political and humanitarian crises, crises so dire that the United Nations has warned that forty thousand children may die from starvation this year.

Now, a battle over the resource-rich city of Marib has outside countries concerned the war may last even longer. 

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In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Carmen Colosi, Latin American analyst at RANE. In February, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that he would seek to replace the CEO of state-owned petroleum company Petrobras. This is part of a larger - seemingly contradictory - series of changes on the horizon for Brazil’s energy sector.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks with Carmen Colosi, Stratfor Latin American analyst at RANE. In February, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that he would seek to replace the CEO of state-owned petroleum company Petrobras. This is part of a larger - seemingly contradictory - series of changes on the horizon for Brazil’s energy sector. 

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Many organizations spent most of 2020 reacting to travel bans and awaiting mandates from public health officials. Now, as we all continue to pick up the pieces from the pandemic, many organizations need to send essential travelers abroad. But they are faced with the challenges of navigating an extremely complex duty of care landscape with many questions left unanswered.

To help answer these questions, Diane Hanlon – Travel Risk Management Advisor from On Call International and Ross Thompson, Founder & CEO at Covac Global -- will offer the unique duty of care strategies and innovative solutions for those charged with overseeing international travel for their organizations in this new reality that we’ve all come to know as our ‘new normal.’

On Call has teamed up with Covac Global to bring organizations the additional peace of mind to travel with the first and ONLY indemnified solution that will get people home with no hospitalization or medical requirements should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 while traveling abroad. This is especially relevant in wake of the new COVID-19 testing mandates for travelers that were recently rolled out by the CDC. Tune into this podcast to learn more about this unique and timely solution, and how it offers a fresh approach to traveler protection, risk management, and duty of care for the world we live in right now.

In the United States, as the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine was released, and more doses became available more broadly, some governors announced an end to mask mandates. But was that wise? In today’s episode of the RANE Insights on COVID-19 podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Drs Fred Southwick and Bill Lang about new developments in the fight against COVID-19.

Dr. Bill Lang is an expert in public health responses to biological incidents, including pandemics. Dr. Fred Southwick is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Florida College of Medicine.

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. You can sign up for our coronavirus solution to get critical information on the COVID-19 pandemic delivered daily. Visit us at ranenetwork.com.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Rebecca Keller, Director of Analysis for Stratfor’s geopolitical team at RANE.

We have entered another news cycle where the United States and other countries are questioning the supply chains of rare earth elements. You seem, there are strategic vulnerabilities because China controls the majority of the world’s supply. What does that mean? Listen to the podcast. 

Welcome to Baker’s Dozen, a podcast series of monthly conversations about geopolitics from RANE. In this episode, host Rodger Baker speaks with Geoff Sloan, an Associate Professor at the University of Reading and the UK coordinator of the Mackinder Forum about the geopolitics of the United Kingdom, or UK.

In this episode of the Baker's Dozen podcast from RANE, host Rodger Baker discusses Pakistan’s geopolitical situation with Kamran Bokhari, Director of analytical Development at Newlines Institute, formerly the Center for Global Policy.