

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
Produced by Marla Hiller and Lauren Adler
Episodes
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Dec 5, 2025 • 7min
The NSS That Could Destroy the NATO Alliance
An audio version of "The NSS That Could Destroy the NATO Alliance," a new Commentary by CSIS's Max Bergmann. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Dec 5, 2025 • 21min
Escalating Japan-China Tensions: Insights from the Past and Prospects for the Future
An audio version of "Escalating Japan-China Tensions: Insights from the Past and Prospects for the Future," a new Commentary by CSIS's Bonny Lin and Kristi Govella. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Dec 5, 2025 • 19min
Assessing the Current Peace Deal for Ukraine: Opportunity or Strategic Trap?
An audio version of "Assessing the Current Peace Deal for Ukraine: Opportunity or Strategic Trap?", a new commentary by CSIS’s Sergiy Tsivkach and Romina Bandura. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Dec 5, 2025 • 14min
Putting the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing
An audio version of "Putting the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing," a new Commentary by CSIS's Jerry McGinn and Cynthia R. Cook. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Dec 5, 2025 • 13min
The National Security Strategy: The Good, the Not So Great, and the Alarm Bells
An audio version of “The National Security Strategy: The Good, the Not So Great, and the Alarm Bells,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Emily Harding. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Dec 4, 2025 • 20min
Taking on Cyber Scams: Ideas for Congress
An audio version of “Taking on Cyber Scams: Ideas for Congress,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Julia Dickson and Emma Gargiulo. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Dec 4, 2025 • 21min
The Genesis Mission: Can the United States’ Bet on AI Revitalize U.S. Science?
An audio version of "The Genesis Mission: Can the United States’ Bet on AI Revitalize U.S. Science?," Critical Questions by CSIS's Navin Girishankar and Chris Borges. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Dec 4, 2025 • 16min
Security Challenges in the Caribbean Amid the U.S. Military Deployment
An audio version of "Security Challenges in the Caribbean Amid the U.S. Military Deployment," a new commentary by CSIS's Evan Ellis. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Dec 4, 2025 • 14min
Unveiling the European Union’s Major Economic Security Update: Is a True Geopolitical Commission Emerging?
An audio version of “Unveiling the European Union’s Major Economic Security Update: Is a True Geopolitical Commission Emerging?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Emily Benson and Federico Steinberg. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Dec 1, 2025 • 6min
Looking for Exports
An audio version of "Looking for Exports," a new Commentary by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.


