Audio Briefs

An audio version of “Why Decapitation Will Not Solve the United States’ Iran Problem,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Jon B. Alterman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “The Regional Reverberations of the U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Mona Yacoubian. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.  

An audio version of "Operation Epic Fury and the Remnants of Iran’s Nuclear Program," a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Joseph Rodgers and Bailey Schiff. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “If Compute is the New Oil, War in the Gulf Significantly Raises the Stakes,” a new Commentary by CSIS's Mona Yacoubian and Samuel Zabin. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "How Would Iran Respond to a U.S. Attack?," a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "The Supreme Court’s IEEPA Tariff Ruling and What Comes Next," a new Commentary by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “U.S. Military in the Middle East: Numbers Behind Trump’s Threats Against Iran,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “State of Play: The Global Impact of the SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Tariffs,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Victor Cha, Nicholas Szechenyi, Oge Onubogu, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Charles Edel, Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, Henrietta Levin, Bonny Lin, Federico Steinberg, Richard M. Rossow, Kristi Govella, Mona Yacoubian, and Gregory B. Poling. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Clayton Seigle, a policy analyst and CSIS author, offers strategic analysis of how military action against Iran could roil oil exports and energy markets. He breaks down recent price moves, escalation risks tied to Trump’s threats, vulnerabilities of Gulf oil, four disruption scenarios with escalating impacts, LNG and electricity implications, and limits of bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.

Kate Bondar, a CSIS fellow focused on AI and defense policy, presents her white paper. She explains how Russia scales practical command-and-control tools and uses unmanned systems to speed targeting. She highlights selective AI adoption on the battlefield and urges adaptation of resilient data and rapid modernization.