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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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11:01

Trump Strikes a Deal to Restore Rare Earths Access

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2025/06/11

An audio version of “Trump Strikes a Deal to Restore Rare Earths Access,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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11:31

Building a Brain of the Army Through Professional...

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2025/06/10

An audio version of “Building a Brain of the Army Through Professional Military Education,” a new commentary by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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8:53

Did Trump Just Upend Decades of U.S. Middle East Policy?

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2025/06/10

An audio version of “⁠Did Trump Just Upend Decades of U.S. Middle East Policy?⁠,” a new commentary by CSIS's Mona Yacoubian. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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10:05

Reimagining Paul Revere: Building Drone Brigades in...

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2025/06/10

An audio version of “Reimagining Paul Revere: Building Drone Brigades in the U.S. Army Reserve,” a new commentary by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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16:29

China’s Advance in Colombia in the Time of Gustavo Petro

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2025/06/10

An audio version of “China’s Advance in Colombia in the Time of Gustavo Petro,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Evan Ellis. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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15:50

White House Executive Orders Target Ambitious Nuclear...

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2025/06/09

An audio version of “White House Executive Orders Target Ambitious Nuclear Deployment in the United States and Abroad,” a new commentary by CSIS's Jane Nakano and Leslie Abrahams. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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13:50

Australia Doubles Down on Southeast Asia

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2025/06/09

An audio version of “Australia Doubles Down on Southeast Asia,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Kathryn Paik and Gregory B. Poling. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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6:49

Globalization Persists

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2025/06/09

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

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9:06

Why Auctioning Military S-Band Spectrum Is a Bad Idea

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2025/06/09

An audio version of “Why Auctioning Military S-Band Spectrum Is a Bad Idea,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Tom Karako. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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13:43

The U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation...

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2025/06/09

An audio version of “The U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement Is Not Yet Obsolete,” a new commentary by CSIS's Deborah Seligsohn and Scott Kennedy. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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13:50

How the European Union and Germany Can Leverage Their...

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2025/06/06

An audio version of “How the European Union and Germany Can Leverage Their Monetary Power” a new commentary by CSIS’s Federico Steinberg with Miguel Otero-Iglesias. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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3:49

“The Russian Wartime Economy: From Sugar High to...

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2025/06/05

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Maria Snegovaya on her report with Nicholas Fenton, Tina Dolbaia, and Max Bergmann, The Russian Wartime Economy: From Sugar High to Hangover.

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2:26

“The Golden Dome as a Service: Pushing the Envelope...

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2025/06/05

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Clayton Swope on his white paper, The Golden Dome as a Service: Pushing the Envelope on DOD Use of Commercial.

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12:12

Prioritizing Air and Missile Defense Spending in the...

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2025/06/05

An audio version of “Prioritizing Air and Missile Defense Spending in the Broader Budget Debate,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Wes Rumbaugh. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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15:03

Ukraine’s Drone Swarms Are Destroying Russian Nuclear...

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2025/06/04

An audio version of “Ukraine’s Drone Swarms Are Destroying Russian Nuclear Bombers. What Happens Now?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Masao Dahlgren and Lachlan MacKenzie. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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8:06

South Korea’s New President: Frying Pan to Fire

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2025/06/03

An audio version of “South Korea’s New President: Frying Pan to Fire,” a new Critical Questions by Victor Cha and Andy Lim. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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3:47

“Russia’s Battlefield Woes in Ukraine”: Audio Brief...

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2025/06/03

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Seth Jones and Riley McCabe on their brief, “Russia’s Battlefield Woes in Ukraine.”

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11:44

China Courts the Pacific: Key Takeaways from the 2025...

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2025/06/03

An audio version of “China Courts the Pacific: Key Takeaways from the 2025 China–Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Kathryn Paik and John Augé. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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10:40

Rethinking U.S. International Energy Finance

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2025/06/03

An audio version of “Rethinking U.S. International Energy Finance,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Ray Cai. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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7:41

The Implications of Poland’s Presidential Election

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2025/06/03

An audio version of “The Implications of Poland’s Presidential Election,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Donatienne Ruy. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

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