
Audio Briefs
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.
Latest episodes

Apr 28, 2025 • 20min
Growing Together: The North American Agricultural Powerhouse
An audio version of “Growing Together: The North American Agricultural Powerhouse,” a new commentary by CSIS's Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Natalia Hidalgo. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Apr 28, 2025 • 6min
Shooting the Center
An audio version of “Shooting the Center,” a new commentary by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Apr 28, 2025 • 8min
Fewer Soldiers, More Drones: What Ukraine’s Military Will Look Like After the War
An audio version of “Fewer Soldiers, More Drones: What Ukraine’s Military Will Look Like After the War,” a new commentary by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Apr 28, 2025 • 18min
Support Civil Society, Counter Autocracy
An audio version of “Support Civil Society, Counter Autocracy,” a new commentary by CSIS's Andrew Friedman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Apr 25, 2025 • 3min
“Space Threat Assessment 2025”: Audio Brief with Clayton Swope and Makena Young
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Clayton Swope and Makena Young on their report with Kari A. Bingen and Kendra LaFave, Space Threat Assessment 2025.

Apr 25, 2025 • 19min
What Are the U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports?
An audio version of “What Are the U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Anne Frederick, Lily Kennedy, Andrew Friedman, and Michelle Strucke. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Apr 25, 2025 • 13min
Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order: The Race for Critical Minerals Enters Uncharted Waters
An audio version of “Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order: The Race for Critical Minerals Enters Uncharted Waters,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Apr 25, 2025 • 12min
What’s at Stake in this Year’s Australian Election?
An audio version of “What’s at Stake in this Year’s Australian Election?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Charles Edel. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Apr 24, 2025 • 21min
Back & Forth 4: Should the United States Adopt a “Hack-Back” Cyber Strategy?
An audio version of “Back & Forth 4: Should the United States Adopt a “Hack-Back” Cyber Strategy?" by CSIS's Matt Pearl and Alexander Klimburg. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Apr 24, 2025 • 22min
North Korea: Revisionist Ambitions and the Changing International Order
An audio version of “North Korea: Revisionist Ambitions and the Changing International Order,” a new commentary by CSIS's Sydney Seiler. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.