
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

Jul 10, 2024 • 7min
Raising an Army of Drones
An audio version of “Raising an Army of Drones,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 9, 2024 • 8min
Can Iran’s New President Change the Regime’s Confrontational Foreign Policy?
An audio version of “Can Iran’s New President Change the Regime’s Confrontational Foreign Policy?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Daniel Byman and Katherine Trauger. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 9, 2024 • 7min
The Future of Hybrid Warfare
An audio version of “The Future of Hybrid Warfare,” a new commentary by Frank Hoffman, Colonel Matt Neumeyer, and CSIS's Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 9, 2024 • 3min
“Toward a U.S. Economic Security Strategy: Twenty-First-Century Guidance for Domestic and International Policymaking”: Audio Brief with Emily Benson
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Emily Benson on her report with Catharine Mouradian and Andrea Leonard Palazzi, Toward a U.S. Economic Security Strategy: Twenty-First-Century Guidance for Domestic and International Policymaking.

Jul 2, 2024 • 15min
What Will Happen at NATO’s Washington Summit?
An audio version of “What Will Happen at NATO’s Washington Summit?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Sean Monaghan, Sissy Martinez, Andrea Leonard Palazzi, and Otto Svendsen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 2, 2024 • 6min
Is Our Trade Policy a Feature or a Bug?
An audio version of “Is Our Trade Policy a Feature or a Bug?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 2, 2024 • 14min
Garbage, Balloons, and Korean Unification Values
An audio version of “Garbage, Balloons, and Korean Unification Values,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Victor Cha and Andy Lim. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 2, 2024 • 12min
Assessing the United States’ Solar Power Play
An audio version of “Assessing the United States’ Solar Power Play,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Quill Robinson and Ryan Featherston. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 1, 2024 • 18min
Why Ecuador’s Security Crisis Demands Global Action
An audio version of “Why Ecuador’s Security Crisis Demands Global Action,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Jul 1, 2024 • 6min
Can Nuclear Be Japan’s Answer to Meeting Its Energy Demand Expansion?
An audio version of “Can Nuclear Be Japan’s Answer to Meeting Its Energy Demand Expansion?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Jane Nakano. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.