
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

May 30, 2025 • 21min
Innovation, Investment, and Influence: Advancing U.S.-Japan Energy Leadership Abroad
An audio version of “Innovation, Investment, and Influence: Advancing U.S.-Japan Energy Leadership Abroad,” a new Commentary by Nick Lombardo. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

May 30, 2025 • 19min
How to Accelerate Clean Energy Innovation?
An audio version of “How to Accelerate Clean Energy Innovation?,” a new Commentary by Sumiko Takeuchi. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

May 30, 2025 • 21min
Mobilizing Private Finance for the Clean Energy Transition: Japan’s Green Transformation and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Transition Finance
An audio version of “Mobilizing Private Finance for the Clean Energy Transition: Japan’s Green Transformation and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Transition Finance ,” a new commentary by Motoshi Tomita. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

May 30, 2025 • 19min
U.S. Efforts to Secure Its Clean Energy Supply Chains and the Value of Cooperating with Japan
An audio version of “U.S. Efforts to Secure Its Clean Energy Supply Chains and the Value of Cooperating with Japan,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Jane Nakano. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

May 30, 2025 • 17min
Mobilizing U.S.-Japan Private Finance to Power the Energy Transition
An audio version of “Mobilizing U.S.-Japan Private Finance to Power the Energy Transition,” a new commentary by Jennifer Schuch-Page. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

May 30, 2025 • 12min
The Ties that Bind: Including Cabo Delgado in Political Dialogue
An audio version of “The Ties that Bind: Including Cabo Delgado in Political Dialogue,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Emilia Columbo. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

May 30, 2025 • 19min
Potential for U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Supply-Chain Resilience for Clean Energy Technologies
An audio version of “Potential for U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Supply-Chain Resilience for Clean Energy Technologies,” a new Commentary by Ikuo Nishimura. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

May 29, 2025 • 12min
What the Court’s Ruling on Trump’s Tariffs Means for U.S. Trade Policy and the Economy
An audio version of “What the Court’s Ruling on Trump’s Tariffs Means for U.S. Trade Policy and the Economy,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Philip Luck. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

May 29, 2025 • 9min
Insights into the Trump Administration’s IEEPA Tariffs Setback
An audio version of “Insights into the Trump Administration’s IEEPA Tariffs Setback,” a new commentary by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch and Thibault Denamiel. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

May 29, 2025 • 12min
What’s Missing from the U.S. Debate on Electric Vehicles?
An audio version of “What’s Missing from the U.S. Debate on Electric Vehicles?,” a new commentary by Ilaria Mazzocco. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.