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.

Produced by Marla Hiller and Lauren Adler

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July 22 · 18 min
What Do the Election Security Documents Say About Chinese Interference in U.S. Elections?
An audio version of ⁠What Do the Election Security Documents Say About Chinese Interference in U.S. Elections?⁠, a new critical questions by CSIS’s Emily Harding. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 22 · 7 min
Section 232 Explained
An audio version of ⁠Section 232 Explained⁠, a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 22 · 19 min
Tracking Global Compulsory Licensing Trends in Biopharmaceuticals
An audio version of ⁠Tracking Global Compulsory Licensing Trends in Biopharmaceuticals⁠, a new commentary by CSIS’s Alexander Kersten and Shruti Sharma. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 21 · 22 min
Bolstering Pacific Resilience: A New Paradigm for Engagement by U.S. Allies and Partners
An audio version of "Bolstering Pacific Resilience: A New Paradigm for Engagement by U.S. Allies and Partners," a new Commentary by CSIS’s Kathryn Paik. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 21 · 9 min
Elbows Up: The Price of Economic Coercion Against Canada
An audio version of "Elbows Up: The Price of Economic Coercion Against Canada," a new commentary by CSIS’s Philip Luck. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 21 · 11 min
Understanding President Trump’s New Tariffs on Canadian Imports
An audio version of ⁠Understanding President Trump’s New Tariffs on Canadian Imports⁠, a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Christopher Gundermann, Hugh Grant-Chapman, and Diego Marroquín Bitar. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 21 · 6 min
World Cup 2026: North America Missed the Goal
An audio version of ⁠ World Cup 2026: North America Missed the Goal⁠, a new commentary by CSIS’s Andrew I. Rudman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 20 · 12 min
Ending Forced Labor: Comparing EU and U.S. Approaches
An audio version of ⁠Ending Forced Labor: Comparing EU and U.S. Approaches⁠, a new commentary by CSIS’s Samira Rafaela and Kelly Fay Rodríguez. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 20 · 6 min
Is the Iran War Entering a Dangerous New Phase?
An audio version of ⁠Is the Iran War Entering a Dangerous New Phase?⁠, a new commentary by CSIS’s Mona Yacoubian. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 20 · 13 min
America’s Unproven Productivity Boom, and the Cost of Misreading the Data
An audio version of ⁠America’s Unproven Productivity Boom, and the Cost of Misreading the Data⁠, a new commentary by CSIS’s Philip Luck. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 15 · 17 min
Protecting Human Rights at the World Cup: Progress on Paper, Gaps on the Ground
An audio version of ⁠Protecting Human Rights at the World Cup: Progress on Paper, Gaps on the Ground⁠, a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Gretchen Scott and Andrew Friedman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 15 · 15 min
The NATO Ankara Summit: Delivery over Drama
An audio version of ⁠The NATO Ankara Summit: Delivery over Drama⁠ a new commentary by CSIS’s Jonathan Burchell. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 15 · 18 min
Playbook or Rental? U.S. Counter-Drone Defense and the 2026 World Cup
An audio version of ⁠Playbook or Rental? U.S. Counter-Drone Defense and the 2026 World Cup⁠, a new commentary by CSIS’s Alexei Hoffman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 15 · 3 min
“Rebuilding to Reconquer: Can Russia’s Defense Firms Deliver?”: Audio Brief with Maria Snegovaya
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Maria Snegovaya on her brief with Tina Dolbaia, Nicholas Fenton, and Max Bergmann, "Rebuilding to Reconquer: Can Russia’s Defense Firms Deliver?”
July 15 · 9 min
What the Iran War Is Costing Joint Gulf-U.S. Ambitions for AI
An audio version of "⁠What the Iran War Is Costing Joint Gulf-U.S. Ambitions for AI⁠," a new commentary by CSIS’s Joseph A. Farsakh. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 15 · 6 min
The Trade Transparency Challenge
An audio version of "⁠The Trade Transparency Challenge⁠," a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 14 · 18 min
Reflections from URC 2026: Ukraine’s Reconstruction Has Become Wartime Resilience
An audio version of Reflections from ⁠URC 2026: Ukraine’s Reconstruction Has Become Wartime Resilience⁠ a new commentary by CSIS’s Sergiy Tsivkach. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 14 · 14 min
Understanding Russia-Iran Collaboration in Cyberspace
An audio version of "⁠Understanding Russia-Iran Collaboration in Cyberspace,⁠" a new commentary by CSIS’s Nikita Shah and Justin Sherman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 14 · 11 min
The Hormuz Energy Crisis Generates a Tailwind for Nuclear Energy in Northeast Asia
An audio version of "⁠The Hormuz Energy Crisis Generates a Tailwind for Nuclear Energy in Northeast Asia⁠", a new commentary by CSIS’s Jane Nakano. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
July 13 · 13 min
War Costs Make Up a Third of the $87.6 Billion Supplemental Request
An audio version of ⁠War Costs Make Up a Third of the $87.6 Billion Supplemental Request⁠ a new commentary by CSIS’s Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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