The proliferation of far-right accelerationist groups like The Base is raising the likelihood that members will conduct an attack that causes significant casualties or physical damage, potentially in support of Russia's sabotage campaign in Ukraine and across Europe...

The Gulf Cooperation Council states will shift their economic strategies to domestic and core regional interests as a result of the Iran war, with a renewed focus on domestic infrastructure, safety nets and strategies for comparative advantage to help them recover some of the attractiveness lost during the war...

Canada's push to deepen ties with India, Australia and Japan reflects an effort to reduce economic and security dependence on the United States, yet this plan faces varying constraints and any successes may ultimately strengthen the same U.S.-centered economic and security system Ottawa is trying to hedge against...

By replacing Russian gas with U.S. LNG, the European Union risks swapping a strategic dependence on Moscow for one on Washington — a relationship that, though fundamentally different, would not be immune to the use of energy as a tool of political and economic leverage, and that could leave the bloc operating with tighter market buffers and greater price volatility through the end of the decade, even as diversification reduces single-supplier risk...

More than a year after new SEC cybersecurity rules took effect, public companies are pushing back against what they call vague and burdensome regulations, as the agency's new leadership eyes potential rollbacks....

Monitoring the availability of critical raw materials (CRMs) and evaluating supply chain security has increasingly become a priority for organizations in a wide array of sectors...

AI-powered face-swapping and live deepfake tools are evolving to become increasingly able to bypass digital identity verification and biometric "know your customer" (KYC) systems...

RANE explores the shifting patterns of global trade, and how these impact -- and are impacted by -- the changing global order....

In the coming year, RANE will analyze the implications of shifting demographic trends around the world. This series will be published periodically throughout the remainder of 2026...