The Decision Advantage

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Fred Burton speaks to Senior European Analyst, Adriano Bosoni about about the social, political and economic implications of the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe. As the coronavirus continues to shutter businesses, slow production and furlough or fire workers, RANE asks: How can the EU survive intact?

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Fred Burton catches up with global analyst, Sim Tack. He's focusing on how coronavirus is creating challenges for several nations in Africa and what happens after the pandemic passes. 

In this episode of RANE's Pen and Sword podcast, Fred Burton speaks with Samuel Katz. Katz' new book comes out in April. It is entitled, "No Shadows in the Desert, Murder, Vengeance, and Espionage in the War Against ISIS." The author tells Burton that the book details the coalition among nations in the Middle East and with the United States, to take down ISIS. The book reveals  the secret inner workings of Jordan’s GID, the masters of human intelligence on the espionage battlefields of the Middle East and its role keeping the coalition on target.

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, host Fred Burton speaks with Middle East and North Africa analyst, Emily Hawthorne. They discuss Saudi Arabia and the impact not only of the coronavirus but the challenges resented by falling oil price and demand.

In this episode of RANE's Pen and Sword Podcast, Scott Stewart and Fred Burton discuss COVID-19 and working from home. We recommend that employees be educated about the wide array of phishing schemes seeking to capitalize on COVID-19. Employees should also be advised about business email compromise, sometimes referred to as "CEO scams" or "president scams," a growing risk as more business is conducted remotely and over email. 

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics Podcast, host Fred Burton discusses with RANE Global Security Analyst, Thomas Abi-Hanna where COVID-19 fits into Israel's security planning.

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, host Fred Burton speaks with Greg Priddy. Priddy directs RANE's Global Energy and Middle East coverage. They discuss the stand-off between Russia and Saudi Arabia over oil production and pricing as global demand falls from the coronavirus pandemic.

In this episode of RANE's Pen And Sword podcast, host Fred Burton speaks to tracy Walder, the author of THE UNEXPECTED SPY. From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists. Walder was recruited into the CIA from college. She served on several high profile counterterrorism efforts against Al Qaeda during the Iraq War. Later, she joined the FBI. Walder tells RANE's Fred Burton that the work at the FBI wasn't the hard part. Battling sexism was.

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics Podcast, RANE analysts Ryan Bohl and Ben West discuss Covid-19 as both a global and local phenomenon. It is important to track global trends to see where (and how) the disease is being contained vs. where it is spreading and/or accelerating. But individuals are more likely to be affected by responses from local trends - and should be monitoring localized breakouts and considering how they might impact locally.

In this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics Podcast, Stratfor analysts Ryan Bohl and Ben West discuss Covid-19 as both a global and local phenomenon. It is important to track global trends to see where (and how) the disease is being contained vs. where it is spreading and/or accelerating. 
But individuals are more likely to be affected by responses from local trends - and should be monitoring localized breakouts and considering how they might impact locally.