Recent intelligence leaks, naval movements, and high-profile indictments suggest the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for kinetic military action in Cuba. Replicating the strategy used against Nicolas Maduro in January, the U.S. is leveraging a severe fuel blockade to force a political breaking point. In this short video, RANE Latin America Analyst Mario Braga analyzes the legal pretexts, targeted extraction plans, and the severe geopolitical risks involved. Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on Latam and the geopolitical risks shaping global markets — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. Subscribe for less than $8 a week: worldview.ranenetwork.com/re… Our money-back guarantee: cancel within 30 days for a full refund. youtu.be/l05e3ZiWhhU

The EU Just Declared Tech Independence. Washington and Beijing Are Both Taking Notice. The European Commission unveiled its European Technological Sovereignty Package — a sweeping push to cut Europe's dependence on U.S. cloud giants and foreign chip suppliers. Europe's 2023 Chips Act fell apart when Intel, STMicroelectronics, and Wolfspeed all canceled or froze their flagship plants. This time, Brussels is trying something different. ​​​​ Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on European tech policy and the geopolitical risks shaping global markets — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. Subscribe for less than $8 a week: worldview.ranenetwork.com/re… Our money-back guarantee: cancel within 30 days for a full refund.

Ebola Is Back in Congo. Border Closures Are Already Disrupting Supply Chains. The WHO declared a global health emergency after Ebola broke out in eastern Congo and spread to Uganda's capital. There's no licensed vaccine for this strain. USAID cuts have gutted the surveillance systems that would normally contain it. And the outbreak is centered in Ituri, one of the most conflict-ridden corners of the world. What RANE Worldview subscribers already know: ● Why this outbreak is harder to contain than past ones ● How border closures are disrupting tin and tantalum exports ● Why Ugandan oil projects could slip from 2026 into 2027 ● What the international response looks like and whether it's enough The stakes are enormous: Rwanda, Uganda, and nine other African countries are on high alert, eastern Congo's security crisis is hampering medical teams, and donor pledges are racing against a virus with no vaccine. Mining and energy deals are now in a holding pattern. Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on Africa and the geopolitical risks shaping global markets — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. Subscribe for less than $8 per week. Our money-back guarantee: cancel within 30 days for a full refund. worldview.ranenetwork.com/re…

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Xi Is Flying to Pyongyang. Here's Why That's a Bigger Deal Than It Looks. Xi Jinping visits Kim Jong Un on June 8-9 — the first Chinese presidential visit to North Korea in years, and a belated diplomatic offensive by Beijing after watching Russia deepen its influence over Pyongyang while China stood pat. The stakes are enormous: North Korea is racing toward a nuclear-powered submarine, South Korea and Japan are pushing for their own nuclear programs in response, and Beijing is trying to ensure it isn't cut out of whatever comes next on the peninsula. ​​​​Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on Indo-Pacific security and the geopolitical risks shaping global markets — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. Subscribe for less that $8 a week: worldview.ranenetwork.com/re… Our money-back guarantee: cancel within 30 days for a full refund.

Every Gulf State Wants to Bypass Hormuz. Most of Them Can't. Three months in, Gulf states are scrambling for alternative export routes — pipelines, ports, trucking corridors, even a century-old Ottoman railway. Most won't get built. Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain remain fully trapped behind Hormuz. What RANE Worldview subscribers already know: - Which infrastructure projects are actually viable in the near term - Why Qatar and Kuwait won't route through Saudi Arabia - How Oman is emerging as the Gulf's unexpected logistics winner - What ADNOC's CEO really means when he says oil flows won't normalize until early 2027 The stakes are enormous. Alternative routes are costlier, lower-capacity and vulnerable to Iranian attack — as Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline already proved. Regional rivalry is colliding with regional ambition. ​​​​ Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on Gulf energy, global supply chains, and the geopolitical risks shaping markets — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. Our money-back guarantee: cancel within 30 days for a full refund. worldview.ranenetwork.com/re…

In this episode of The Decision Advantage Podcast, founder of RANE David Lawrence and Silobreaker CEO Geoff Brown discuss insights and analyses shared at RANE’s recent in-person briefing session on key developments shaping today’s threat landscape. For more information about RANE's risk management solutions, visit ranenetwork.com. podbean.com/media/share/pb-6…

Trump Just Proposed Tariffs on 60 Countries. Here's Why This Time Is Different. The Trump administration has proposed sweeping new Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies — everyone from the EU and China to Bangladesh and Brazil. It's the White House's most serious attempt yet to rebuild a permanent global tariff regime after the Supreme Court struck down its IEEPA tariffs in February. What RANE Worldview subscribers already know: ● Why Section 301 is legally stickier than IEEPA — and harder to undo ● Which 16 countries face a second, potentially higher overcapacity investigation ● The legal vulnerabilities and how long the tariffs could survive court challenges ● How Brazil, the EU, China, and others are likely to respond The stakes are enormous: the Section 122 tariffs these replace expire July 24, and the overcapacity probe targeting key countries could stack even higher levies on top. Most countries will wait and see — but the window for retaliation is coming. Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on global trade and the geopolitical risks shaping markets — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. SUubscribe for less than $8 a week. Our money-back guarantee: cancel within 30 days for a full refund. worldview.ranenetwork.com/re…

Ukraine Needs $588 Billion to Rebuild. Who Gets In — and When — Depends on One Thing. Ukraine's investment outlook by 2030 breaks into four scenarios — from continued frontier-style selective investment under a stalemate to large-scale reconstruction inflows under peace, or outright capital flight under escalation. Right now, the most likely path is a prolonged status quo: energy infrastructure, defense tech, and agriculture attract selective capital, but persistent Russian strikes, capital controls, and a hemorrhaging skilled workforce keep major institutional investors on the sidelines. A frozen conflict changes the math — western Ukraine starts looking like a viable industrial platform for EU supply chains, and the reconstruction deals begin to flow. RANE Worldview subscribers already have the full scenario analysis, including which sectors move first and under what conditions. Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on Ukraine, European security, and the investment risks shaping global markets — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. worldview.ranenetwork.com/re…

Spain's Civil Guard Just Raided the Ruling Party's HQ. Sanchez Is Running Out of Road. Police searched Spain's Socialist Party headquarters on May 27 as part of a widening corruption probe — the latest blow to a government already mired in the Koldo procurement scandal, a pandemic-era airline bailout linked to Venezuelan business networks, and separate inquiries into the prime minister's wife and brother. Sanchez will likely survive in the near term: the opposition can't form a majority, and his coalition partners won't risk bringing in a Popular Party-Vox government. But governing is becoming nearly impossible. Spain hasn't passed a budget since 2022, major reforms are stalling, and the scandals are eating into the institutional trust that holds the coalition together. The next general election must come by July 2027 — and RANE Worldview subscribers already know what the polls are signaling. Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on European politics and the risks shaping global markets — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. worldview.ranenetwork.com/re…

Colombia Votes Sunday. Three Candidates, Three Radically Different Countries. Colombia's May 31 presidential election could produce a hard-left government that deepens Petro's agenda and strains U.S. relations, a far-right outsider governing almost entirely by decree with near-zero congressional support, or a center-right coalition builder who restores market confidence and realigns with Washington. The stakes are enormous: Colombia hasn't resolved its fiscal deficit, coca cultivation is at record highs, armed groups control swaths of the country, and China just signed a Belt and Road deal with Bogota. The winner takes office August 7 — and RANE Worldview subscribers already know which outcome is most likely and what it means for energy, mining, trade, and security across Latin America. Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on Latin America and the geopolitical risks shaping global markets — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. worldview.ranenetwork.com/re…

The U.S. Indicted Raul Castro. A Military Strike on Cuba Is Now More Likely Than Not. Washington unsealed charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro — the same legal playbook it used before sending 150 aircraft into Venezuela to capture Maduro. The USS Nimitz is already in the Caribbean. U.S. intelligence on Cuban drone threats appears designed to justify a fast military response. And CIA Director Ratcliffe just made a rare trip to Havana. The Trump administration has built the pretext — the only question now is scale: a targeted extraction of Cuban leaders or a larger operation that risks collapsing the Cuban state and sending a refugee wave to Florida. RANE Worldview subscribers already know which scenario is more likely — and what it means for shipping, investment, and regional stability. Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on Latin America and the geopolitical risks shaping global markets — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. worldview.ranenetwork.com/re…

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New RANE analysis available: The Modern Geopolitics of Israel Israel's next 20 years will focus on finding a path to a more secure middle power status — but to do this, it needs to unify its core. The real question is what comes next: slow-burn West Bank annexation, an aggressive military push to expel Palestinians at a scale, or a high-risk gamble to nationalize parts of the Palestinian population and hollow out the nationalist movement from within. Worldview subscribers already know which path Israel is most likely to take — and what it means for regional stability, U.S. relations, and global markets over the next two decades. Subscribe to RANE Worldview for analysis on Israel, the Middle East, and the geopolitical risks shaping your world — the same intelligence used by Fortune 100 companies. worldview.ranenetwork.com/re…

Experts from RANE and Silobreaker recently convened in New York to assess an increasingly volatile threat environment. The picture that emerged is one of widening scope and worsening risk. Our experts traced how macro-level instability is creating micro-level risk for organizations — and why the old frameworks for thinking about threats may no longer be sufficient. Read the full recap below. ranenetwork.com/blog/the-thr…

Trump-Xi Summit — What the Uneasy Trade Continuity Means for Industry and Defense What's Happening The highly anticipated summit between the U.S. and China yielded few tangible results, mostly ceremonial focus and unconfirmed Chinese promises to purchase Boeing jets, U.S. oil, and agricultural products. The leaders avoided a structural climbdown or long-term tariff extensions, leaving the threat of future tech export restrictions and Chinese critical mineral curbs fully intact. ​​​​​ What Comes Next While a major escalation is unlikely in the immediate term, geopolitical risks remain high with a reciprocal summit already planned for September. Multinationals should brace for potential trade flare-ups ahead of the U.S. midterms, while key regional allies like Japan and South Korea are expected to accelerate their defense build-ups in response to persistent regional security friction. Stay Ahead of the Story Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on the evolving trade landscape — the same intelligence used by Fortune ​​​100 companies. worldview.ranenetwork.com/re…

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Ukraine Is Striking Deep Into Russia — and Moscow Is Starting to Feel It What's Happening Russia has scaled back its May 9 Victory Day parade — no tanks, no cadets — as Ukraine's long-range strikes force the Kremlin to protect its own capital. A drone hit a Moscow residential building on May 4, and a cruise missile struck a military plant over 1,200 km from the frontline the next day. ​​​​​ What Comes Next Russia will likely get through May 9 without a dramatic disruption, but the pressure is accumulating. Frequent internet shutdowns, airport closures and energy strikes are adding to public grievances ahead of September's Duma elections — and Putin's approval rating just recorded its sharpest drop in eight years. Stay Ahead of the Story Subscribe to RANE Worldview for daily analysis on global security and conflicts — the same intelligence used by Fortune ​​​100 companies. worldview.ranenetwork.com/re…