

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 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 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 • 18min
From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Rewriting the Grid Planning Playbook in the Southwest Power Pool and Texas
An audio version of “From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Rewriting the Grid Planning Playbook in the Southwest Power Pool and Texas,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Arushi Sharma Frank. 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.

Jul 22, 2025 • 4min
“Shifting Tides: The National Security Implications of the United States’ Pacific Drawdown”: Audio Brief with John Augé
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s John Augé on his white paper with Charles Edel and Kathryn Park, “Shifting Tides: The National Security Implications of the United States’ Pacific Drawdown.”

Jul 22, 2025 • 8min
The Importance of Kachin State to Myanmar’s Revolution
An audio version of “The Importance of Kachin State to Myanmar’s Revolution,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Michael Martin. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 22, 2025 • 18min
An Americas First Case for Reauthorizing the Development Finance Corporation
An audio version of “An Americas First Case for Reauthorizing the Development Finance Corporation,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Jessie Hu. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 21, 2025 • 2min
“Mesh Sensing for Air and Missile Defense”: Audio Brief with Masao Dahlgren
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Masao Dahlgren on his report with Patrycja Bazylczyk and Tom Karako, Mesh Sensing for Air and Missile Defense.

Jul 21, 2025 • 10min
Japan’s Upper House Election: Prolonged Instability
An audio version of “Japan’s Upper House Election: Prolonged Instability,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Nicholas Szechenyi, Yuko Nakano, and Kristi Govella. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 21, 2025 • 6min
Moving the Goalposts
An audio version of “Moving the Goalposts,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.