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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May 26 · 9 min
How Arab Gulf States View the Emerging Iran Deal
An audio version of "How Arab Gulf States View the Emerging Iran Deal," a new commentary by CSIS’s Mona Yacoubian and Will Todman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 22 · 12 min
Will the AI Economy Have a Middle Class? The Case for an AI Homestead Policy
An audio version of “⁠Will the AI Economy Have a Middle Class? The Case for an AI Homestead Policy⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Navin Girishankar. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 22 · 16 min
Revisiting the Relationship Between Economic and Sea Power
An audio version of “⁠Revisiting the Relationship Between Economic and Sea Power⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen with Mackenzie Eaglen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 20 · 18 min
What the Trump-Xi Summit Revealed, and Left Unsaid, About U.S.-China Tech Competition
An audio version of “⁠What the Trump-Xi Summit Revealed, and Left Unsaid, About U.S.-China Tech Competition⁠,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Lauryn Williams and Kuhu Badgi. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 20 · 5 min
A Summit of Equals
An audio version of "⁠A Summit of Equals⁠," a new Commentary by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 19 · 16 min
Foreign Investment Attraction and CFIUS: Can the “Known Investor Program” Make U.S. Investment Screening More Efficient?
An audio version of "⁠Foreign Investment Attraction and CFIUS: Can the “Known Investor Program” Make U.S. Investment Screening More Efficient?⁠," a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Andrea Leonard Palazzi. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 19 · 6 min
San Diego Mosque Shooting Marks a Deadly First in the United States
An audio version of “⁠San Diego Mosque Shooting Marks a Deadly First in the United States⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Riley McCabe. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 19 · 13 min
CDC Director’s Nomination Is an Opportunity to Reconstitute the CDC
An audio version of “⁠CDC Director’s Nomination Is an Opportunity to Reconstitute the CDC⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s J. Stephen Morrison, Paul Friedrichs, Michaela Simoneau, Richard Burr, Elizabeth Cameron, Stewart Simonson, and Mitchell Wolfe with Jerome Adams and Georges C. Benjamin. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 19 · 10 min
How Trade Reduces the Risk of War
An audio version of “⁠How Trade Reduces the Risk of War⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Philip Luck and Christopher Meissner. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 18 · 15 min
The Killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki and the U.S. Military’s Deepening Involvement in Nigeria
An audio version of "⁠The Killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki and the U.S. Military’s Deepening Involvement in Nigeria⁠," a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Alexander Palmer. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 15 · 6 min
Unpacking President Trump’s Visit to China | State of Play
An audio version of "⁠Unpacking President Trump’s Visit to China | State of Play⁠," a new Commentary by CSIS's Edgard D. Kagan and Bonny Lin. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 15 · 11 min
AI Licensing Comes Full Circle
An audio version of "⁠AI Licensing Comes Full Circle⁠," a new Commentary by CSIS's Aalok Mehta. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 15 · 12 min
Why China Is Now a Peer Competitor to the United States in Cyberspace
An audio version of "⁠Why China Is Now a Peer Competitor to the United States in Cyberspace⁠," a new Commentary by CSIS's Nikita Shah. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 14 · 14 min
How Are Perceptions of the U.S.-Mexico Relationship Changing?
An audio version of “⁠How Are Perceptions of the U.S.-Mexico Relationship Changing?⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Andrew I. Rudman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 14 · 17 min
Lebanon and Israel Talks: Empowering Diplomacy Over Open-Ended Conflict
An audio version of "⁠Lebanon and Israel Talks: Empowering Diplomacy Over Open-Ended Conflict⁠," a new Commentary by CSIS's Paul Salem. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 14 · 15 min
The Iran Conflict Illuminates Taiwan’s Unique Energy Security Challenge
An audio version of “⁠The Iran Conflict Illuminates Taiwan’s Unique Energy Security Challenge⁠,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Yu-Hsuan Yeh, Bonny Lin, and Jane Nakano. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 14 · 14 min
Overturning the Endangerment Finding Threatens Americans’ Health, Wealth, and Security
An audio version of “⁠Overturning the Endangerment Finding Threatens Americans’ Health, Wealth, and Security⁠,” a new critical questions by CSIS’s Caitlin Noe and Michaela Simoneau. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 13 · 15 min
How Might the Trump-Xi Summit Impact U.S. Farmers?
An audio version of "⁠How Might the Trump-Xi Summit Impact U.S. Farmers?⁠," a new Commentary by CSIS's Hugh Grant-Chapman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 12 · 7 min
The AI Escalation Danger Trump and Xi Must Address
An audio version of "⁠The AI Escalation Danger Trump and Xi Must Address⁠," a new Commentary by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen and Yasir Atalan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
May 11 · 6 min
Another Crack in the Tariff Wall
An audio version of ⁠"Another Crack in the Tariff Wall⁠," a new Commentary by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.