Audio Briefs

An audio version of “What Does the Development Finance Corporation Reauthorization Mean for Energy?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Ray Cai. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.  

An audio version of "Protecting Subsea Cables: Detect to Deter, Sue to Secure," a new commentary by CSIS's Joel Coito. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “Targeting State AI Laws Undermines, Rather than Advances, U.S. Technology Leadership,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Aalok Mehta. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.  

An audio version of "Why Did the United States Seize a Venezuelan Oil Shipment?", a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Clayton Seigle. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.  

Breaking the Debt Trap: Why Spending Smarter Beats Spending More by C-S-I-S's Philip Luck with Michael H. Gary, published December 12, 2025. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. Please note that this publication contains visual analysis. To view the full analysis, read the publication at C-S-I-S dot org. 

An audio version of “Navigating the Divide: Why the U.S. Navy Must Resume FONOPs in Indonesia,” a new Commentary by CSIS's Patrick Panjetih. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "Experts React: The NSS and Washington’s New Approach to the Western Hemisphere," a new Commentary by CSIS's Ryan C. Berg, P. Michael McKinley, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juan Cruz, and Eric Farnsworth. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “⁠The Drone Supply Chain War: Identifying the Chokepoints to Making a Drone⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Macdonald Amoah, Morgan Bazilian, Jahara Matisek, and Katrina Schweiker. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “What’s at Stake in FERC’s Large Load Proposal?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Aaron Yang, Ray Cai, Joseph Majkut, and Mathias Zacarias. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "The Drone Supply Chain War: Identifying the Chokepoints to Making a Drone," a new Commentary by CSIS's Macdonald Amoah, Morgan Bazilian, Jahara Matisek, and Katrina Schweiker. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “The Manifest Modernization Act: Enhancing Visibility Into Forced Labor Risks in U.S. Supply Chains,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Laura T. Murphy and Anasuya Syam. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “U.S.-Caribbean Relations: The Cost of Postponing the 2025 Summit of the Americas,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Georges A. Fauriol and Mary Speck. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “Turning the AI Revolution into Dollar Dominance,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Navin Girishankar. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “If You Don’t Eat Your Meat, You Can’t Have Any Pudding,” 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 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.

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.

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.    

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.

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.  

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. 

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.  

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.

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.

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.

An audio version of “The Global Alignment Index: Tracking Support for U.S., Chinese, and Russian Leadership," a new Commentary by CSIS’s Gregory B. Poling and Andreyka Natalegawa. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.