

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 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 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 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 • 7min
Sorting Out the United States–China Relationship
An audio version of "Sorting Out the United States–China Relationship," a new commentary by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 28, 2025 • 17min
Experts React: One Year Since Latin America’s Most Brazen Electoral Theft in History
An audio version of “Experts React: One Year Since Latin America’s Most Brazen Electoral Theft in History,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Mark Feierstein, Alexandra Winkler, Juan Cruz, Ryan C. Berg, Eric Farnsworth, and P. Michael McKinley. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 28, 2025 • 9min
The Road to Kyiv Must Not Run Through Washington
An audio version of “The Road to Kyiv Must Not Run Through Washington,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Alexander Palmer and Sofiia Syzonenko. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 28, 2025 • 7min
Toward Reliable AI, from the Bottom Up
An audio version of “Toward Reliable AI, from the Bottom Up,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Ian Reynolds. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 28, 2025 • 16min
The United States Risks Losing its Carbon Capture Advantage
An audio version of “The United States Risks Losing its Carbon Capture Advantage,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Mathias Zacarias. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.


