Audio Briefs

An audio version of "How the Iran War Weighs on the U.S.-Saudi Partnership and Prospects for Normalization with Israel," a new commentary by CSIS’s Michael Ratney and Abdullah Alhenaki. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "The United States Has Opted Not to Extend the USMCA," a new commentary by CSIS’s by Diego Marroquín Bitar, Kellie Meiman Hock, Eric Miller, Juan Carlos Baker, and William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "Reflecting on U.S. Development Policy on the United States’ 250th Anniversary," a new commentary by CSIS’s Hadeil Ali. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "What to Know About Chinese AI Models," a new critical questions by CSIS’s Yasir Atalan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "What a Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Means for Energy and Beyond," a new commentary by CSIS’s Raad Alkadiri, Clayton Seigle, Jon B. Alterman, Mona Yacoubian, Joely Virzi, and Caitlin Welsh. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Europe Should Center Anti-Corruption in Its Democratic Resilience Efforts," a new commentary by CSIS’s Donatienne Ruy. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Seth Jones and Riley McCabe on their brief, “Russian Blood and Treasure: The Ballooning Costs of Putin’s War.”

An audio version of "The Heat Tax: India, South Asia, and the New Economics of Heat Readiness," a new commentary by CSIS’s Anjali Kaur. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Don’t Let the USMCA Drift Away," a new commentary by CSIS’s Diego Marroquín Bitar. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of  "Venezuela Suffered Its Worst Earthquake in Decades: What Comes Next?," a new commentary by CSIS’s by Henry Ziemer and Joseph Ruelas. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Anthropic and the Export Control Dilemma," a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "Lebanon in the Shadow of the U.S.-Iran MOU: Risks and Opportunities," a new commentary by CSIS’s Paul Salem. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "The Greenspan Lesson for the AI Race," a new commentary by CSIS’s Karl Smith. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "After Maduro: Human Trafficking and the Vulnerability of Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia," a new commentary by CSIS’s Juliana Rubio and Kaela Werchniak. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "G7 Critical Minerals Ambitions and Iran's Natural Resources," a new critical question by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "Managing DRC’s Ebola Crisis," a new commentary by CSIS’s J. Stephen Morrison and Michaela Simoneau. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "Irregular Warfare: Winning the Cognitive Domain," a new commentary by CSIS’s Erol Yayboke with Nickolas Wilcox. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "After the Supermajority: Ethiopia’s Trajectory Following the 2026 Election," a new critical question by CSIS’s Aaron Stanley. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.   

An audio version of "Iran Won the Negotiation, Even Though It Lost the War," a new commentary by CSIS’s Emily Harding. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "New Activity at Possible Chinese Intelligence Facilities in Cuba," a new commentary by CSIS’s Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Aidan Powers-Riggs. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "The Customs Executive Order: Dealing with Downstream Consequences," a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "Industrial Athleticism: Calibrating Defense Production to Address Evolving Threats," a new commentary by CSIS’s Alek Jovovic and A.J. Dilts. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Southbound Diplomacy: Assessing Taiwan’s “Integrated Diplomacy” on the 10th Anniversary of the New Southbound Policy," a new commentary by CSIS’s Henrietta Levin and Daniel Castro Bonilla. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "The Department of Commerce Restricted Access to Anthropic’s Latest Models. What Comes Next?," a new critical question by CSIS’s Kate Koren, Kevin Kurland, and Aalok Mehta. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Energy Considerations for EXIM Reauthorization," a new critical question by Ray Cai. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.