

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 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.

Jul 18, 2025 • 13min
Is the Ukraine Recovery Conference Building Momentum or Falling Short?
An audio version of “Is the Ukraine Recovery Conference Building Momentum or Falling Short?,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Sergiy Tsivkach. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 15, 2025 • 15min
Trump Sends Weapons to Ukraine: By the Numbers
An audio version of “Trump Sends Weapons to Ukraine: By the Numbers,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 15, 2025 • 19min
How AI Cooperation Can Save the U.S.- ROK Trade Talks
An audio version of “How AI Cooperation Can Save the U.S.- ROK Trade Talks,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Navin Girishankar. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 15, 2025 • 4min
“Making the U.S.-UK Special Relationship Fit for Purpose”: Audio Brief with Max Bergmann
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Max Bergmann on his white paper with Lexi Linafelter, "Making the U.S.-UK Special Relationship Fit for Purpose."

Jul 15, 2025 • 20min
Progress Toward Practical Areas of Quantum Technology
An audio version of “Progress Toward Practical Areas of Quantum Technology,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Hideki Tomoshige and Phillip Singerman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 14, 2025 • 11min
Trump Tariffs Likely Pushing Asia Elsewhere for Economic Partners
An audio version of “Trump Tariffs Likely Pushing Asia Elsewhere for Economic Partners,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Erin Murphy. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 14, 2025 • 13min
Reevaluating the Need for Mission Authorization
An audio version of “Reevaluating the Need for Mission Authorization,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Clayton Swope. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 14, 2025 • 20min
Financing for Development: What’s Next After Seville?
An audio version of “Financing for Development: What’s Next After Seville?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Richard Crespin, Pilar Frank O'Leary, Romina Bandura, and Liliana Tomko. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 14, 2025 • 6min
Round and Round We Go, Where We Stop Nobody Knows
An audio version of “Round and Round We Go, Where We Stop Nobody Knows,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Riensch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.