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U.S. Homicide Rate Continues to Plunge, but Federal Policy Threatens Progress on Gun Violence

The Trump administration's policy changes and cuts in federal assistance for gun violence prevention are among the forces threatening to slow the decline in the national homicide rate in the coming years....
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The UAE's Long Game in East Africa

The UAE is expanding its influence across East Africa through large-scale investments and security partnerships, aiming to consolidate its status as a global trade hub and counter regional competitors, at the risk of entangling regional states in broader geopolitical contests....
Cargo cranes and trucks at a DP World terminal, symbolizing the UAE's expanding logistics and influence in East Africa.

Solid Fundamentals Shield GCC Economies From Global Volatility

Despite global economic uncertainty and oil price volatility, Gulf Arab states are expected to sustain solid economic growth, driven by strong fundamentals, substantial buffers and ongoing diversification efforts....
Cargo cranes and trucks at a DP World terminal, symbolizing the UAE's expanding logistics and influence in East Africa.

The Visible Hand: Trump's Interventionism Reshapes American Capitalism

In just seven months in office, the Trump administration has pursued a series of highly unconventional economic policies that, taken together, amount to the deepest government interventionism into the U.S. economy of any president since the Reagan era....
Cargo cranes and trucks at a DP World terminal, symbolizing the UAE's expanding logistics and influence in East Africa.

The Uncertain Future of the SEC's Cybersecurity Rules

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....
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Network Intelligence Report: The Rapid Evolution of Transnational Crime and its Impact on Organizations

RANE’s latest Network Intelligence Report explores how Transnational Criminal Organizations are reshaping global risk through powerful alliances, hybrid tactics and deepening ties to state actors....
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Cyber Risk Outlook: RANE's 3-5 Year Analysis of Cyberspace in Geopolitics

The RANE Cyber Risk Outlook was created to identify cybersecurity and emerging technology risks over the next three to five years that will impact a broad array of people, organizations and governments....
Cargo cranes and trucks at a DP World terminal, symbolizing the UAE's expanding logistics and influence in East Africa.

The Geopolitics of Trade

RANE explores the shifting patterns of global trade, and how these impact -- and are impacted by -- the changing global order....
Cargo cranes and trucks at a DP World terminal, symbolizing the UAE's expanding logistics and influence in East Africa.

Geopolitics of Water

The unequal distribution of freshwater shapes geopolitical patterns by driving competition, conflict and development, while water stress -- intensified by urbanization, agriculture, industry and climate change -- threatens social stability and economic security, as this RANE series will explore....