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In this episode of Baker's Dozen, a podcast series of monthly conversations about geopolitics from RANE, host Rodger Baker speaks with Lasha Kasradze, a Eurasia analyst who specializes in the Caucasus and holds a MA from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. 

On November 9, 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan reached a Russia-brokered deal that put an end to six weeks of fighting. Armenia has entered a phase of deep political turbulence since the cease-fire, with ongoing threatening the continuity of the government. Although the outcome of the current standoff is uncertain, a peaceful resolution is possible. Regardless of the result, the standoff is also unlikely to reignite war with Azerbaijan or provoke direct external intervention into Armenian politics. However, the volatile situation on the ground highlights the tentative geopolitical situation of the larger Caucasus, where great powers and lesser powers have been jockeying for position.

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In this episode of Baker's Dozen,  a podcast series of monthly conversations about geopolitics from Stratfor, a RANE company, host Rodger Baker speaks with Lasha Kasradze, a Eurasia analyst who specializes in the Caucasus and holds a MA from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. 

On November 9, 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan reached a Russia-brokered deal that put an end to six weeks of fighting. Armenia has entered a phase of deep political turbulence since the cease-fire, with ongoing threatening the continuity of the government. Although the outcome of the current standoff is uncertain, a peaceful resolution is possible. Regardless of the result, the standoff is also unlikely to reignite war with Azerbaijan or provoke direct external intervention into Armenian politics. However, the volatile situation on the ground highlights the tentative geopolitical situation of the larger Caucasus, where great powers and lesser powers have been jockeying for position.

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

Critical for any future solution in Afghanistan, Pakistan faces significant geopolitical challenges. Squeezed between Iran, Afghanistan, China and India, the country faces tribal and ethnic challenges in Balochistan and along the Afghan frontier, and a territorial dispute with its nuclear-armed neighbor, India. Pakistan’s position and history make it a focal point for China and the United States, but also for Saudi Arabia and Turkey, each vying for a stronger role in shaping the so-called Islamic world. Joining me to discuss Pakistan’s geopolitical situation is Kamran Bokhari, Director of Analytical Development at Newlines Institute, formerly the Center for Global Policy.

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Welcome to Baker’s Dozen, a podcast series of monthly conversations about geopolitics from Stratfor, a RANE company. 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.

Brexit has challenged the European Union’s narrative of deeper integration as a model for future globalism, and re-awoken tensions within the United Kingdom, with renewed calls for a Scottish independence referendum and the revival of the “Irish question.” At the same time, there remain unanswered questions on the economic impact on both sides of the Channel. 

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The U.S. Department of Justice recently accused a Stanford University researcher of hiding her connections to the Chinese People's Liberation Army and misleading U.S. investigators. The researcher, Chen Song, is just the latest example of U.S. counterintelligence efforts against China and people accused of selling U.S. trade secrets to China. In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks to Ben West, who is Stratfor's Senior Global Security analyst at RANE.

In this episode of the RANE insights on COVID-19 podcast, RANE founder, David Lawrence speaks with Drs Fred Southwick and Bill Lang, about the global death toll and the latest vaccine news. in the United States, more than half a million lives have been ended by COVID-19. Around the world, more than 2.5 million. Tragic milestones to be sure. And yet, on the horizon is the possibility that with new vaccines approved, the world may be getting closer to getting the year-long pandemic and its disruptions under control.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue catches up with Adriano Bosoni, Senior European analyst at RANE. No one expected the disengagement of the United Kingdom from the European Union, know as Brexit, to be simple. But the deal, reached at the very last moment at the end of 2020, has raised significant issues for the UK government. In recent weeks there have been renewed calls for independence in Scotland. And Northern Irish unionists want to challenge the Brexit deal in court. What happens next? Listen in.

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In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Palestinian general elections take place in 2021. A several months-long wave of  legislative, presidential and council elections through the summer. The elections are garnering global attention. But why do they matter? Tune in to see why.

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In this episode of the RANE Insights on Security podcast, our host, RANE’s Executive Director of Safety and Security, Brian Lynch, speaks with Peter Warmka, a former senior intelligence officer with the CIA, and expert in clandestine human intelligence collection. His new book, "Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hacking," was published in February 2021. The conversation looks at threats organizations are facing and mitigation strategies to consider.

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In this episode of the RANE Insights podcast series on COVID-19, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with Dr. Fred Southwick and Dr. Bill Lang about how stricter mask mandates, smaller gatherings and cold weather contributed to lower new COVID-19 cases this week. But doctors are still concerned about contagious new variants - and the rate of vaccine distribution.

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.

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