
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

Sep 19, 2024 • 3min
“Driving Change: How EVs Are Reshaping China’s Economic Relationship with Latin America”: Audio Brief with Ilaria Mazzocco and Rubi Bledsoe
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Ilaria Mazzocco and Rubi Bledsoe on their brief with Ryan C. Berg, “Driving Change: How EVs Are Reshaping China’s Economic Relationship with Latin America.”

Sep 19, 2024 • 14min
Moldova’s October Presidential Election and EU Referendum
An audio version of “Moldova’s October Presidential Election and EU Referendum,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Leah Kieff. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 17, 2024 • 9min
Executive Summary: A Strategic Framework for America in the Twenty-First Century
An audio version of the executive summary for A Strategic Framework for America in the Twenty-First Century, a new report by CSIS’s John J. Hamre, Joyce Bongongo, Kate MacPhail, John Schaus, and Nina Tarr. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 16, 2024 • 6min
Friendshoring vs. Onshoring
An audio version of “Friendshoring vs. Onshoring,” a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 16, 2024 • 11min
Observations on the War in Ukraine: Impressions from Our Visit
An audio version of “Observations on the War in Ukraine: Impressions from Our Visit,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Daniel Byman and Elizabeth Hoffman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 16, 2024 • 11min
U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Tactically Responsive Space: Near-Term Capability and Long-Term Alignment
An audio version of “U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Tactically Responsive Space: Near-Term Capability and Long-Term Alignment,” a new commentary by Benjamin Rimland. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 16, 2024 • 11min
Conflict, Hunger, and Famine in Sudan
An audio version of “Conflict, Hunger, and Famine in Sudan,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Zane Swanson, Anita Kirschenbaum, and Caitlin Welsh. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 12, 2024 • 4min
“Strategic Equilibrium: The United States’ Manufacturing Resurgence and the Role of Natural Gas in a Carbon-Competitive World”: Audio Brief with Joseph Majkut
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Joseph Majkut on his white paper with Jane Nakano, "Strategic Equilibrium: The United States’ Manufacturing Resurgence and the Role of Natural Gas in a Carbon-Competitive World."

Sep 10, 2024 • 16min
Moldova’s Gas Futures
An audio version of “Moldova’s Gas Futures,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Daniel F. Runde, Leah Kieff, and Thomas Bryja. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 9, 2024 • 4min
“Diversifying, Not Decoupling: Taiwanese Industry Responds to Geostrategic Risks”: Audio Brief with Scott Kennedy
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Scott Kennedy on his report with Andrea Leonard Palazzi, Diversifying, Not Decoupling: Taiwanese Industry Responds to Geostrategic Risks.