

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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Sep 16, 2025 • 14min
Can Prize Competitions Deliver Golden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptors?
An audio version of “Can Prize Competitions Deliver Golden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptors?,” a new critical questions by CSIS’s Clayton Swope. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 16, 2025 • 8min
Is the United States Headed Toward a Civil War?
An audio version of "Is the United States Headed Toward a Civil War?," a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen and Joseph K. Young. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 15, 2025 • 12min
Reauthorizing and Reforming the Small Business Innovation Research Program Is Essential for U.S. National Security
An audio version of "Reauthorizing and Reforming the Small Business Innovation Research Program Is Essential for U.S. National Security," a new Commentary by CSIS's Jerry McGinn and Henry H. Carroll. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 15, 2025 • 10min
New Thai Prime Minister and the Fall of the Shinawatras
An audio version of "New Thai Prime Minister and the Fall of the Shinawatras," a new critical questions by CSIS's Japhet Quitzon and Gregory B. Poling. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 15, 2025 • 7min
Finding Plan B
An audio version of "Finding Plan B," a new commentary by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 12, 2025 • 14min
Charting U.S. Competitiveness in Low-Carbon Maritime Fuels: Domestic Foundations
An audio version of "Charting U.S. Competitiveness in Low-Carbon Maritime Fuels: Domestic Foundations," a new commentary by CSIS's Mathias Zacarias. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 11, 2025 • 2min
“Friendshoring Copper: A New Pillar of the U.S.-Brazilian Economic Partnership”: Audio Brief with Gracelin Baskaran
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran on her brief with Meredith Schwartz and Bryan Harris, “Friendshoring Copper: A New Pillar of the U.S.-Brazilian Economic Partnership.”

Sep 11, 2025 • 16min
Sustaining Momentum in U.S.-India Technology Ties
An audio version of "Sustaining Momentum in U.S.-India Technology Ties," a new commentary by CSIS's Sujai Shivakumar and Shruti Sharma. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 10, 2025 • 8min
U.S.-EU Tech Tensions: Escalation or Diffusion?
An audio version of “U.S.-EU Tech Tensions: Escalation or Diffusion?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Emily Benson. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 9, 2025 • 9min
Israel Strikes Hamas in Qatar
An audio version of “Israel Strikes Hamas in Qatar,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Mona Yacoubian and Will Todman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.


