

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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Jul 31, 2025 • 7min
South Korea Gets Its Trade Deal with the United States
An audio version of “South Korea Gets Its Trade Deal with the United States,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Victor Cha and Andy Lim. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 30, 2025 • 14min
The Section 232 Investigation on Commercial Aircraft
An audio version of “The Section 232 Investigation on Commercial Aircraft,” a new Critical Question's by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 30, 2025 • 14min
The United States Cannot Win the Twenty-First-Century Innovation Race with a Twentieth-Century Playbook
An audio version of “The United States Cannot Win the Twenty-First-Century Innovation Race with a Twentieth-Century Playbook,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Sujai Shivakumar and Julie Heng. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 30, 2025 • 27min
Experts React: Starvation in Gaza
An audio version of “Experts React: Starvation in Gaza,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Mona Yacoubian, Will Todman, Jon B. Alterman, Caitlin Welsh, Zane Swanson, Michaela Simoneau, Sophia Hirshfield, Hadeil Ali, Andrew Friedman, J. Stephen Morrison, and Leonard Rubenstein. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 30, 2025 • 7min
Modernizing Satellite Spectrum Rules Is Key to U.S. Space Leadership
An audio version of “Modernizing Satellite Spectrum Rules Is Key to U.S. Space Leadership,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Matt Pearl and Clayton Swope. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 30, 2025 • 8min
The U.S.-EU Trade Deal: Geopolitical Victory and Economic Uncertainty for the United States
An audio version of “The U.S.-EU Trade Deal: Geopolitical Victory and Economic Uncertainty for the United States,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Federico Steinberg. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 29, 2025 • 3min
“Developing Rare Earth Processing Hubs: An Analytical Approach”: Audio Brief with Gracelin Baskaran
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran on her white paper with Meredith Schwartz, “Developing Rare Earth Processing Hubs: An Analytical Approach.”

Jul 29, 2025 • 15min
Trump’s Trade Strategy Takes Shape with Latest EU Trade Deal
An audio version of “Trump’s Trade Strategy Takes Shape with Latest EU Trade Deal,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Philip Luck and Ina Simonovska. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 28, 2025 • 4min
“Why Tocqueville Would Embrace AI Benchmarking”: Audio Brief with Ian Reynolds
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Ian Reynolds on his report with Benjamin Jensen, Why Tocqueville Would Embrace AI Benchmarking: Charting a Path for the Future of Democracy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

Jul 28, 2025 • 10min
How a Cyber Alliance Took Down Russian Cybercrime
An audio version of “How a Cyber Alliance Took Down Russian Cybercrime,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Julia Dickson and Emily Harding. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.