

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 12, 2025 • 14min
Building a New Market to Counter Chinese Mineral Market Manipulation
An audio version of “Building a New Market to Counter Chinese Mineral Market Manipulation,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jun 12, 2025 • 12min
Canada May Be the United States’ Best Hope for Minerals Security
An audio version of “Canada May Be the United States’ Best Hope for Minerals Security,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Henry Ziemer. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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 • 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 • 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 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 • 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 9, 2025 • 14min
Australia Doubles Down on Southeast Asia
An audio version of “Australia Doubles Down on Southeast Asia,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Kathryn Paik and Gregory B. Poling. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.