Audio Briefs

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Charles Edel on his white paper with Abraham Denmark, “The AUKUS Inflection: Seizing the Opportunity to Deliver Deterrence.”

An audio version of “Divesting the Past to Secure Tomorrow’s Battlefield,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen with Benjamin Fernandes. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe on their brief, “Latin America’s Role in De-Risking Semiconductor Supply Chains.”

An audio version of “The Risks of U.S. Deep-Sea Mining,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Harrison Prétat and Monica Sato. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “The Russia Oil Surcharge: Anticipating the Benefits and Challenges,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Clayton Seigle. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “An Unnecessary Territorial Dispute in the Amazon: Colombia’s Petro Focuses on the Wrong Threats,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Wilder Alejandro Sánchez. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “The Trump Administration Wants to Establish a UN Support Office in Haiti—Now What?,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Georges A. Fauriol. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Securing the U.S. Industrial Base in Semiconductors: Investing in a National Champion,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, and Chris Borges. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "The NeverEnding Story," a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “What Would Security Guarantees in Ukraine Look Like?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Diego Marroquín on his brief with Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Earl Anthony Wayne, “USMCA Review 2026.” 

An audio version of "Why U.S. Junior Professionals in the UN Still Matter," a new commentary by CSIS's Allison Lombardo with Ella Lipin. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “Does the U.S.–Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Announcement Signal a New Front in Great Power Competition?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Kathryn Paik and Gracelin Baskaran. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Rotten Tomatoes: Implications of the Termination of the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Andrew I. Rudman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “What Would a Ceasefire in Ukraine Look Like?,” 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 Importance of Educational Exchange with the Dominican Republic,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Juliana Rubio with Julie Baer and Jessie Hu. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Smart Decision or Big Shakedown?," a new commentary by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "A Primer on Transshipment," a new commentary by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “What Would a Ceasefire in Ukraine Look Like?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Experts React: What’s at Stake in the Trump–Putin Alaska Meeting,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Seth G. Jones, Eliot A. Cohen, Maria Snegovaya, Mark F. Cancian, and Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of “Back & Forth: Do Export Controls Erode the United States’ Lead—Or Protect It?” CSIS’s Navin Girishankar and Matt Borman argue export controls have slowed China’s innovation ambitions, degraded Russia’s missile production, and shielded critical technologies from malign tactics. Marco Macchiavelli counters that U.S. export controls erode the profitability of U.S. tech firms, are...

An audio version of “AI & Global Food Security: A Focus on Precision Agriculture,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Emma Dodd, Zane Swanson, and Caitlin Welsh. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of “Sending the National Guard into D.C. Is the Wrong Solution to a Crime Problem,” a new Critical Questions 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 “A Short Primer on Transshipment,” 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. Clean Tech Exports Are the Key to Long-Term U.S. Economic Growth,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Leslie Abrahams and Joseph Majkut. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.