

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 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 25, 2025 • 19min
Building Resilient Water Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
An audio version of “Building Resilient Water Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s David Michel. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 25, 2025 • 21min
Hidden Enablers: Third Countries in North Korea’s Cyber Playbook
An audio version of “Hidden Enablers: Third Countries in North Korea’s Cyber Playbook,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Sunha Bae. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 25, 2025 • 29min
Experts React: Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plan to Win the AI Race
An audio version of “Experts React: Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plan to Win the AI Race,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Navin Girishankar, Kirti Gupta, Matt Pearl, Philip Luck, James Andrew Lewis, Leslie Abrahams, Sujai Shivakumar, Erin L. Murphy, Noam Unger, and Madeleine McLean. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 24, 2025 • 11min
Electric Vehicles, China, and the Industrial Strategies Reshaping Mobility in Emerging Economies
An audio version of “Electric Vehicles, China, and the Industrial Strategies Reshaping Mobility in Emerging Economies,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Ilaria Mazzocco. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 24, 2025 • 10min
Thailand Launches Airstrikes Amid Border Dispute with Cambodia
An audio version of “Thailand Launches Airstrikes Amid Border Dispute with Cambodia,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Andreyka Natalegawa and Gregory B. Poling. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 24, 2025 • 7min
Deterrence Runs on Rare Earths
An audio version of “Deterrence Runs on Rare Earths,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen with Jake Kwon. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 24, 2025 • 12min
AI Benchmarking and the Future of Foreign Policy
An audio version of “AI Benchmarking and the Future of Foreign Policy,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen and Yasir Atalan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 23, 2025 • 9min
Assessing the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal Announcement
An audio version of “Assessing the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal Announcement,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Kristi Govella. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 23, 2025 • 20min
Rethinking Copper Tariffs
An audio version of “Rethinking Copper Tariffs,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.


