The United States and the Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty, which was signed in 1951, has received new life under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as tensions with China are on the rise. With a series of initiatives to deepen the relationship, Manila finds itself both more able to defend its maritime claims but also more at risk of becoming embroiled on the front line of a potential U.S.-China armed conflict, and thus a target for Beijing. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE Asia-Pacific Analyst Nate Fischler sheds light on the trajectory of this relationship. 

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Brazil’s Congress recently opened an inquiry into the January 8 riot which saw protesters enter all three capital buildings in an effort to deny the legitimacy of then recently-inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The inquiry was a controversial topic in Brazil. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE Latin America Analyst Carmen Colosi explains the circumstances and implications of the congressional inquiry.

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There may be early signs that China is shifting its strategy and starting to more openly retaliate against the U.S. and its allies for the tech restrictions that they are placing on China and Chinese companies. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Senior Global analyst, Matthew Bey, gives an overview of the situation and shares his insights.

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Sudan descended into conflict on April 15 when the Sudanese Armed Forces clashed with a local paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces. Since then, international players like the United States, the European Union, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have attempted to broker cease-fires between the warring sides, but they have so far failed. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE sub-Saharan Africa analyst Clara Brackbill provides insight into the conflict.

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Ecuador’s Congress recently began an impeachment trial for President Guillermo Lasso due to allegations of corruption, meaning that Ecuador could follow in the footsteps of its neighbor Peru to oust a sitting president. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Latin America Analyst Carmen Colosi sheds some light on the circumstances surrounding the trial and the likely implications of each potential outcome.

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Many social media companies have made changes to their platform such as paid verification features and mass layoffs, which pose difficulties for security-focused teams who need to access open-source intelligence. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, RANE’s Global Security Analyst, Charles Thorson provides an overview of these changes and shares his insights into the potential implications.

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In this episode of the Applied Geopolitics podcast, Rodger Baker, the director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, speaks with Zoltán Fehér about the origins and implications of the strategic competitive relationship between the U.S. and China.

Zoltán Fehér is a Nonresident Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub and an Associate Research Fellow at the Hungarian Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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Among the many political parties running in the May 14th general election in Turkey, a number of key opposition parties have decided to work together to improve their collective chances of winning. In this episode of Essential Geopolitics, Emily Hawthorne, a Middle East and North Africa Analyst at RANE explains who they are, what they stand for and what their chances are in this landmark election.

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