Audio Briefs

An audio version of "The 2026 World Cup: Sports and Conflict," a new commentary by CSIS’s Victor Cha and Andy Lim. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "The Curious Case of the “America First” Trade Policy in Vietnam," a new commentary by CSIS’s Joseph Damond. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "The NATO Ankara Summit: “NATO 3.0” in Practice," a new commentary by CSIS’s Jonathan Burchell. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Can Iran Negotiations Survive Israel-Iran Escalation?," a new commentary by CSIS’s Mona Yacoubian. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Seth Jones and Seamus Daniels on their report with Riley McCabe and Daniel Byman, “Wartime Footing: A Two-Front Strategy to Confront China and Russia.”

An audio version of "Reengaging the Solomon Islands: A Strategic Opportunity for the United States," a new Commentary by CSIS’s John Augé and Kathryn Paik. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Economic Modernization and Strategic Positioning of Algeria," a new commentary by CSIS’s Romina Bandura. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "New Light-Touch Trump AI Cyber Executive Order Reveals Accelerationists Still Rule the Roost," a new Commentary by CSIS’s Aalok Mehta and Lauryn Williams. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Banning Gasoline Exports Will Harm U.S. Energy Security," a new commentary by CSIS’s Clayton Seigle. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Strategic Clarity: Reassessing the Value of China to Korea," a new commentary by CSIS’s Victor Cha with Yesun Kim. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.   

An audio version of "Previewing Xi Jinping’s Visit to North Korea | State of Play," a new Commentary by CSIS’s Sydney Seiler. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "No Time to Ease In: Immediate Priorities for Frank Garcia, the State Department’s New Africa Lead," a new Commentary by CSIS’s Oge Onubogu. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "The Summer Trade Agenda," 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 Next Caribbean Crisis? Assessing U.S. Military Options Toward Cuba,"  a new commentary by CSIS’s Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Mark F. Cancian, and Henry Ziemer. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

An audio version of "What Is Maven Smart System, and What Does It Do?," a new Critical Question by CSIS’s Matt Mande with Gregory C. Allen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

An audio version of "Why the West Keeps Losing Critical Mineral Assets to China," a new commentary by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

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

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Daniel Byman and Riley McCabe on their brief, “The Terrorist Threat to the 2026 World Cup.”

An audio version of "NASA Changes Course on Commercial Space Stations," a new commentary by CSIS’s Clayton Swope. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.   

An audio version of “Rebuilding U.S. Missile Inventory: A Multiyear Project,” a new Commentary 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 ⁠"Testing the Future of Joint All-Domain Operations in Africa,"⁠ a new Commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen and Soufiane Ammagui. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Alexander Palmer on his report, Global Terrorism Threat Assessment 2026.

An audio version of "The Many Faces of Antisemitic Terrorism in the United States," a new commentary by CSIS’s Daniel Byman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.   

An audio version of "How Arab Gulf States View the Emerging Iran Deal," a new commentary by CSIS’s Mona Yacoubian and Will Todman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.   

An audio version of "The Politics and Repercussions of Washington’s Permanent Joint Board on Defense Pause," a new critical questions by CSIS’s Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Mark F. Cancian with Jamie Tronnes, Richard Shimooka, Christopher Sands, and Philippe Lagassé. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.