

Audio Briefs
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Audio Briefs brings you CSIS publications in audio form. Listen to short, spoken-word summaries from CSIS experts about their latest reports, or hear a full audio version of any CSIS commentary.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 11min
Trump Strikes a Deal to Restore Rare Earths Access
An audio version of “Trump Strikes a Deal to Restore Rare Earths Access,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jun 11, 2025 • 9min
Fighting for Information: A Theory of Tactics for the Next Army
An audio version of “Fighting for Information: A Theory of Tactics for the Next Army,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jun 11, 2025 • 19min
Illicit Innovation: Latin America Is Not Prepared to Fight Criminal Drones
An audio version of “Illicit Innovation: Latin America Is Not Prepared to Fight Criminal Drones,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Henry Ziemer. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jun 10, 2025 • 9min
Did Trump Just Upend Decades of U.S. Middle East Policy?
An audio version of “Did Trump Just Upend Decades of U.S. Middle East Policy?,” a new commentary by CSIS's Mona Yacoubian. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jun 10, 2025 • 12min
Building a Brain of the Army Through Professional Military Education
An audio version of “Building a Brain of the Army Through Professional Military Education,” a new commentary by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jun 10, 2025 • 16min
China’s Advance in Colombia in the Time of Gustavo Petro
An audio version of “China’s Advance in Colombia in the Time of Gustavo Petro,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Evan Ellis. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jun 10, 2025 • 10min
Reimagining Paul Revere: Building Drone Brigades in the U.S. Army Reserve
An audio version of “Reimagining Paul Revere: Building Drone Brigades in the U.S. Army Reserve,” a new commentary by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jun 9, 2025 • 7min
Globalization Persists
An audio version of “Globalization Persists,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jun 9, 2025 • 16min
White House Executive Orders Target Ambitious Nuclear Deployment in the United States and Abroad
An audio version of “White House Executive Orders Target Ambitious Nuclear Deployment in the United States and Abroad,” a new commentary by CSIS's Jane Nakano and Leslie Abrahams. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jun 9, 2025 • 9min
Why Auctioning Military S-Band Spectrum Is a Bad Idea
An audio version of “Why Auctioning Military S-Band Spectrum Is a Bad Idea,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Tom Karako. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.