

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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Sep 9, 2025 • 10min
Russia’s Massed Strikes: The Strategy of Coercion by Salvo
An audio version of “Russia’s Massed Strikes: The Strategy of Coercion by Salvo,” a new critical questions by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen and Yasir Atalan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 8, 2025 • 20min
Going to War with the Cartels: The Military Implications
An audio version of “Going to War with the Cartels: The Military Implications,” 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.

Sep 8, 2025 • 10min
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Steps Down
An audio version of “Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Steps Down,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Kristi Govella, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Yuko Nakano. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 8, 2025 • 11min
Local Tools for Global Competition: An Ambassadors Fund for Governance
An audio version of “Local Tools for Global Competition: An Ambassadors Fund for Governance,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Andrew Friedman and Derek Mitchell. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 8, 2025 • 7min
What the United States Can Learn from the Mexican Auto Import Scheme
An audio version of “What the United States Can Learn from the Mexican Auto Import Scheme,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Yuri Unno. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 8, 2025 • 7min
Waiting for the Supremes
An audio version of “Waiting for the Supremes,” a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 5, 2025 • 16min
How the Power of Siberia 2 Deal Could Reshape Global Energy
An audio version of “How the Power of Siberia 2 Deal Could Reshape Global Energy,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Jane Nakano and Leslie Palti-Guzman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 4, 2025 • 2min
“CRINK Economic Ties: Uneven Patterns of Collaboration”: Audio Brief with Maria Snegovaya
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Maria Snegovaya on her brief with Nicholas Fenton and Tina Dolbaia, “CRINK Economic Ties: Uneven Patterns of Collaboration."

Sep 4, 2025 • 15min
Kazakhstan’s Emerging Civilian Nuclear Energy Industry: Implications for U.S. Strategic Interests
An audio version of “Kazakhstan’s Emerging Civilian Nuclear Energy Industry: Implications for U.S. Strategic Interests,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Tina Dolbaia and Amanda Southfield. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Sep 4, 2025 • 8min
From Monterrey to Michigan to Mississauga: The Engine Driving U.S. Competitiveness
An audio version of "From Monterrey to Michigan to Mississauga: The Engine Driving U.S. Competitiveness,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Diego Marroquín Bitar, Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, and Henry Ziemer. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.