
Audio Briefs
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.
Latest episodes

Feb 28, 2025 • 9min
Answering the Call: The Foreign Assistance Review
An audio version of “Answering the Call: The Foreign Assistance Review,” a new commentary by CSIS's Daniel F. Runde, Richard Crespin, and Thomas Bryja. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Feb 28, 2025 • 24min
Carrots, Sticks, and Sledgehammers
An audio version of “Carrots, Sticks, and Sledgehammers,” a new report by CSIS's Clayton Seigle. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Feb 27, 2025 • 12min
Breaking Down the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal
An audio version of “Breaking Down the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal,” a new commentary by CSIS's Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Feb 27, 2025 • 4min
“Kenya’s Economic Initiatives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Analyzing the Rise of a Regional Power Within the East African Community”: Audio Brief with Mvemba Phezo Dizolele
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Mvemba Phezo Dizolele on his report, Kenya’s Economic Initiatives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Analyzing the Rise of a Regional Power Within the East African Community.

Feb 27, 2025 • 16min
Friends with Benefits: How Russia’s Opportunistic Partnerships Stymie Nonproliferation Efforts
An audio version of “Friends with Benefits: How Russia’s Opportunistic Partnerships Stymie Nonproliferation Efforts,” a new commentary by CSIS's Astrid Chevreuil with Léonie Allard and Nicholas Lokker. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Feb 26, 2025 • 9min
AI Biases in Critical Foreign Policy Decisions
An audio version of “AI Biases in Critical Foreign Policy Decisions,” a new commentary by CSIS's Yasir Atalan, Ian Reynolds, and Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Feb 26, 2025 • 12min
What Are Civil Society Organizations?
An audio version of “What Are Civil Society Organizations?” a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Andrew Friedman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Feb 26, 2025 • 9min
Guarding the Frontier: Options for a Post-Conflict Security Force in Ukraine
An audio version of “Guarding the Frontier: Options for a Post-Conflict Security Force in Ukraine,” a new commentary by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Feb 25, 2025 • 6min
Accidental Empire
An audio version of “Accidental Empire,” a new commentary by CSIS's Jon B. Alterman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Feb 25, 2025 • 11min
Delving into the Dangers of DeepSeek
An audio version of “Delving into the Dangers of DeepSeek,” a new commentary by CSIS's Matt Pearl, Julia Brock, and Anoosh Kumar. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.