Explore every episode of the podcast Audio Briefs

An audio version of “Fossil Fuel Subsidy Swaps: A Path to Reform at the WTO,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Dhari AlSaleh and William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “A Feminist Analysis of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in The Gambia's Transitional Justice Journey,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Awa Gai. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Harmonizing Inbound Investment Screening,” a new commentary by CSIS’s David Korn, Thibault Denamiel, and William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Why Can’t the West Force Russia to Make Peace in Ukraine?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Sean Monaghan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Max Bergmann on his report with Christopher B. Johnstone, Europe's Security Role in the Indo-Pacific: Making It Meaningful. 

An audio version of “The Center Holds: The European Election and its Impact on the European Union’s Trade and Climate Policy Future,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch and Dhari AlSaleh. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “The Kremlin’s Caribbean Gambit: A Great Power Competition Spillover?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Ariel González Levaggi with Vladimir Rouvinski. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “I Just Woke Up. When Am I?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Unpacking the European Union’s Provisional Tariff Hikes on Chinese Electric Vehicles,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch and Jack Whitney. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Investor-State Dispute Settlement: A Key Feature of the Trade Policy Response to Climate Challenges,” a new commentary by CSIS’s David Korn, Thibault Denamiel, and William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen on his report with Kathleen McInnis and Jose M. Macias III, Using Artificial Intelligence to Rethink the Unified Command Plan.

An audio version of “Europe Needs More Conventional Forces, Not Its Own Nukes,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Doreen Horschig and Sean Monaghan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “The United States Should Press the European Union to Act on Eurobonds for Ukraine,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Max Bergmann. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Masao Dahlgren on his brief, “Defense Priorities in the Open-Source AI Debate: A Preliminary Assessment.”

An audio version of “Gaza: The Impacts of Famine Will Last Generations,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Zane Swanson and Caitlin Welsh. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “The New Russia-North Korea Security Alliance,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Victor Cha and Ellen Kim. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Jade McGlynn on her report, Crossing Thresholds: Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Occupation.

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Sujai Shivakumar on his report with Charles Wessner and Thomas Howell, Investing in Science and Technology: The United States Needs to Up Its Game.

An audio version of “A Threat Like No Other: Russia-North Korea Military Cooperation,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Victor Cha. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Car Wars,” a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “The Untapped Market for Impact Investing in Ukraine,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Kateryna Bondar. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “A Reimagined G7,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Victor Cha and John J. Hamre. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Una versión en audio de “Claudia Sheinbaum: ¿La mujer más poderosa del mundo?,” un nuevo commentario de Ryan C. Berg y Rubi Bledsoe del CSIS. Este audio fue generado con texto a voz por Eleven Labs.

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Victor Cha on his report with John J. Hamre, Emily Benson, Max Bergmann, Erin L. Murphy, and Caitlin Welsh, “Bending” the Architecture: Reimagining the G7.

An audio version of “South Korea’s New Digital Competition Bill: A Step Backward for Innovation and Investment,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Kati Suominen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “What Happened to Hydrogen in the EPA’s Power Plant Rule?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Mathias Zacarias and Joseph Majkut. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Singapore Ministerial: The Private Sector’s Role in the Initiative’s Durability,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Erin L. Murphy. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Sean Monaghan on his white paper with Eskil Jakobsen, Sissy Martinez, Mathieu Droin, Gregory Sanders, Nicholas Velazquez, Cynthia Cook, Anna Dowd, and Maeve Stockwell, “Is NATO Ready for War?: An Assessment of Allies’ Efforts to Strengthen Defense and Deterrence since the 2022 Madrid Summit.”

An audio version of “Steps Forward to Strengthen the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain,” a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch, Meredith Broadbent, Thibault Denamiel, and Evan Brown. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “A Real Risk for Artificial Intelligence,” a new commentary by CSIS’s James Andrew Lewis This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “From Farm to Ship to Fork: The Role of Maritime Insurance in Facilitating Global Food Trade,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Thibault Denamiel, Emma Dodd, Joseph Glauber, William Alan Reinsch, and Caitlin Welsh. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Election Season,” a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Deconstructing Biden’s Prohibition of a Wyoming Real Estate Transaction,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s David Korn and William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Yasir Atalan on his report with Benjamin Jensen and Jose M. Macias III, “Algorithmic Stability: How AI Could Shape the Future of Deterrence.” 

An audio version of “Claudia Sheinbaum: The Most Powerful Woman in the World?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Why Hasn’t Starliner Returned?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Clayton Swope. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Drivers of Base Metals Price Volatility,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Responding to a More Coercive Chinese Coast Guard and a Potential PRC Quarantine of Taiwan,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Christopher B. Johnstone and Bonny Lin. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “What Are the Implications of Peru Joining the Artemis Accords?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Laura Delgado López. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “The G7 Should Act with Urgency to Support an International Claims Mechanism to Seize and Transfer Frozen Russian Sovereign Assets to Ukraine,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Daniel F. Runde and Ilya Timtchenko. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “The Importance of Public-Private Partnerships in Economic Security and Japan’s Role,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Takayuki Sato. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Unpacking China’s Naval Buildup,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Alexander Palmer, Henry Carroll, Nicholas Velazquez. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “No City Is an Island: Urban Water Security, Infrastructure, and Resilience,” a new commentary by CSIS’s David Michel. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “What’s at Stake with the 2024 European Parliament Elections,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Donatienne Ruy, Sissy Martinez, Federico Steinberg, R. Daniel Kelemen, Ilke Toygür, and Mathieu Droin. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Lauren Burke on her report with Scott Busby, “A Human Rights–Centered Approach to Reconstruction in Ukraine.”

An audio version of “India’s National Election: Surprise and Stability,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Richard M. Rossow. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Kishida Steps Aside,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Christopher B. Johnstone, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Yuko Nakano. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Lebanon’s Dangerous Campaign against Refugees,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Natasha Hall and Will Todman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “South Korea and Japan Cement Bilateral Security Ties,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Christopher B. Johnstone and Victor Cha. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Recommendations for Building Zambia’s Copper Industry,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran and Florence Yu. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.