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Situation ReportApr 26, 2024 | 16:08 GMT
France: Macron Presents Radical Reform Proposals in Speech Over Future of the EU
French President Emmanuel Macron presented his vision for a more assertive, autonomous and competitive European Union to be realized through a series of radical reforms to the bloc's defense, monetary and state aid policies during a speech at Sorbonne University in Paris, Reuters reported on April 25.
READ MORESituation ReportApr 23, 2024 | 16:03 GMT
Argentina: President Announces First Quarterly Fiscal Surplus in 16 Years
Argentine President Javier Milei announced that in the first quarter of 2024, Argentina reached a fiscal surplus of 0.2% of gross domestic product due to severe spending cuts and the halting of public works, marking the country's first quarterly fiscal surplus since 2008, Bloomberg reported on April 22.
READ MOREPodcastsApr 20, 2024 | 09:00 GMT
RANE Insights: Addressing Problems in the U.S. Healthcare System
In this episode of RANE Insights, RANE Co-Founder David Lawrence speaks with Dr. Fred Southwick about his new book "Playing With Bees," in which he provides both a patient's and physician's front-line perspective of the many flaws in the U.S. healthcare system and creates a blueprint for change.
READ MOREAssessmentsApr 19, 2024 | 21:16 GMT
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READ MORESituation ReportApr 19, 2024 | 20:51 GMT
South Korea: Government Reaches Agreement With Striking Doctors
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announced that the government had agreed to allow 32 major medical universities to reduce state-mandated hikes to medical school enrollment quotas by up to 50% in 2025, but they must still comply with the full scope of quota hikes (2,000 additional student slots per year) by 2026, Reuters reported on April 19.
READ MORESituation ReportApr 18, 2024 | 16:25 GMT
U.K., China: London Considers New Restrictions on Emerging Tech Over Security Risks
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said the United Kingdom is considering possible new outbound investment and export restrictions on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, cryogenic equipment and facial recognition technology due to potential security risks tied to technology transfers to adversarial countries such as Russia and China, Bloomberg reported on April 18.
READ MOREAssessmentsApr 16, 2024 | 19:36 GMT
India's 2024 Elections Will Likely Generate Policy Continuity
If India's ruling BJP party remains in power after the country's April 19-June 1 general election, policy continuity regarding efforts to increase employment, build infrastructure and implement controversial social policies nationally that trigger social unrest can be expected.
READ MOREAssessmentsApr 16, 2024 | 18:59 GMT
Somalia's Constitutional Changes Widen Rifts at Home and Abroad
A protracted increase in tensions between Somalia's federal government and the state of Puntland over changes to the Somali Constitution will likely widen the rift between Somalia and Ethiopia and could enable al Shabab to expand its jihadist activity. On March 30, Somalia's bicameral federal parliament approved changes to the first four revised chapters of the country's 15-chapter provisional constitution, with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signing off on the changes on March 31. The revisions strengthen the president's authority and sanction the adoption of direct universal suffrage, among other changes. However, the state of Puntland responded by withdrawing its recognition of the federal government on March 31, claiming that Mogadishu had not appropriately consulted its government about the changes. Puntland added that it would act independently from the federal government until the Somali public approves the constitutional changes in a nationwide referendum. Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mesganu
READ MORESituation ReportApr 9, 2024 | 15:50 GMT
EU, China: Brussels to Launch Anti-Subsidy Probe into Chinese Wind Turbines
European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager is set to announce that the European Commission is launching a new anti-subsidy investigation into imports of Chinese wind turbines during a speech at Princeton University in the United States, Politico reported April 9.
READ MORESituation ReportApr 1, 2024 | 15:59 GMT
Somalia: Puntland Region Withdraws Recognition of Federal Government Following Constitutional Changes
Somalia's autonomous Puntland region withdrew its recognition of the country's federal government following the bicameral federal parliament's approval of changes to Somalia's provisional constitution, Reuters reported on March 31.
READ MOREPodcastsMar 29, 2024 | 09:00 GMT
RANE Insights: Overcoming Societal Distrust in the United States
In this episode of RANE Insights, RANE Co-Founder David Lawrence speaks with U.S. intelligence expert Carmen Medina about the prevalence of societal distrust in the United States and the importance of having community forums.
READ MOREAssessmentsMar 12, 2024 | 21:55 GMT
Ahead of Elections, India Enacts a Controversial Citizenship Law
India's enactment of a controversial citizenship law will likely heighten political polarization ahead of the April-May general elections, raise concerns over religious discrimination, and trigger protests and high risks of violent clashes. Sporadic protests have broken out in various parts of India after the government on March 11 issued the rules for implementing its controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, which will streamline the process of granting citizenship to some undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The main protests took place in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the northeastern state of Assam, and parts of the capital New Delhi. Protesters in Tamil Nadu's capital of Chennai marched and shouted their opposition to the bill, which has been criticized as being discriminatory against Muslims. Protesters in Assam also burnt copies of the law, while protests and tensions at New Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia University triggered the deployment of security forces
READ MOREAssessmentsMar 7, 2024 | 19:54 GMT
The Significance of Australia and Vietnam's Move to Upgrade Relations
The economic component of Vietnam and Australia's upgraded partnership will help Vietnam achieve its green energy ambitions and grant Australia greater access to one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing markets, while the defense component portends increased bilateral cooperation on efforts aimed at improving maritime security in the region. Australia and Vietnam upgraded their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam's top-tier diplomatic designation, on March 7. The upgrade occurred after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met bilaterally following an Australia-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, which ran from March 4-6. This development also follows a memorandum of understanding on energy and mineral cooperation that Australia and Vietnam signed at the same venue on March 6.
READ MOREPodcastsMar 7, 2024 | 10:00 GMT
Beyond COVID: New Guidance From the CDC
In this episode of Beyond COVID, our experts discuss updated guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and methods for avoiding COVID-19 and norovirus.
READ MORESituation ReportMar 6, 2024 | 15:36 GMT
Netherlands: Dutch Government Sets Up Task Force To Keep ASML From Expanding Abroad
The outgoing Dutch government set up a task force dubbed Operation Beethoven aiming at keeping semiconductor manufacturing equipment producer ASML from moving abroad, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on March 6.
READ MORESituation ReportFeb 26, 2024 | 16:56 GMT
Brazil: Bolsonaro Calls Thousands to the Streets of Sao Paulo
Hundreds of thousands of former President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters demonstrated against recent investigations targeting the former president, as well as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's remarks equating Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip to the holocaust in downtown Sao Paulo, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 25.
READ MOREAnalystFeb 23, 2024 | 19:24 GMT
Joshua Kroeker
Joshua Kroeker is an editor at RANE, using his free time to focus on geopolitical, political and economic issues in the Eurasia and European regions. Joshua holds a bachelor's in history and European studies from the University of British Columbia, a master's degree in Global History from Heidelberg University in Germany and a master's in International Relations with a focus on Russian foreign policy from the State University of St. Petersburg in Russia. Prior to joining RANE, Joshua worked and lived in Germany and Ukraine, working on his Ph.D. in Soviet history and interning at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, respectively. Joshua is fluent in English, German and Russian and actively learning French and Ukrainian.
PodcastsFeb 21, 2024 | 10:00 GMT
RANE Insights: Methods for Mitigating and Preventing School Violence, Part II
In this episode of RANE Insights, David Lawrence, co-founder of RANE, continues his conversation with Dr. Allison Paolini and Dr. Gene Deisinger about methods for reducing the risk of violence in U.S. schools.
READ MOREPodcastsFeb 16, 2024 | 21:53 GMT
RANE Insights: Methods for Mitigating and Preventing School Violence, Part I
In this episode of RANE Insights, David Lawrence, co-founder of RANE, speaks with Dr. Allison Paolini and Dr. Gene Deisinger about methods for reducing the risk of violence in U.S. schools.
READ MORESituation ReportFeb 12, 2024 | 17:49 GMT
Vietnam: New Policies To Attract Semiconductor Firms, Experts
Vietnam will offer tax breaks and other incentives to semiconductor companies that invest in Vietnam and help upskill and train its workforce, Nikkei Asia reported on Feb. 12.
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