Audio Briefs
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.Produced by Marla Hiller a...
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- Jose M. Macias III2 eps
- Riley McCabe2 eps
- Maria Snegovaya1 ep
Also: Kate Bondar, Yasir Atalan, Daniel Byman, Alexander Palmer, Benjamin Jensen, Seth Jones, Seamus Daniels, Jerry McGinn, Clayton Swope
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- 🇯🇵Japan · Government#263.8K to 20K
- 🇦🇷AR · Government#39860 to 4.5K
- 🇮🇱IL · Government#28681 to 3.6K
- 🇰🇷South Korea · Government#82480 to 2.5K
- 🇮🇳India · Government#150348 to 1.8K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
6.8K to 36K🎙 Biweekly cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published 2w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
9.7K to 51K🇺🇸71%🇯🇵16%🇦🇷4%+4 more - Active Followers
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3.9K to 21K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/26 | “The Self-Reliance Dividend: The Imperative of Syrian Refugees' Economic Inclusion”: Audio Brief with Will Todman | A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Will Todman on his report, The Self-Reliance Dividend: The Imperative of Syrian Refugees' Economic Inclusion. | 3m 37s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 | “The Terrorism Threat to the 2026 Midterm Elections: What the Data Tells Us”: Audio Brief with Riley McCabe | A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Riley McCabe on his brief with Daniel Byman, “The Terrorism Threat to the 2026 Midterm Elections: What the Data Tells Us.” | 3m 29s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | U.S. burden sharingallied burden sharing+3 | Jerry McGinn | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | burden sharingU.S. allies+3 | — | 3m 31s | ||
| 8/3/26 | spectrum usespace applications+3 | Clayton Swope | Center for Strategic and International StudiesInjecting the Free Market into Spectrum Use for Space Applications | — | spectrumspace+3 | — | 3m 34s | ||
| 7/31/26 | munitionsU.S. military+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | munitionsU.S. military+3 | — | 13m 03s | ||
| 7/31/26 | LebanonHezbollah+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesEleven Labs | South Lebanon | Rome TalksHezbollah+4 | — | 15m 36s | ||
| 7/31/26 | memory chipstechnology+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesThe United States’ Accelerating Memory Chip Crunch: Implications for Tech and AI Leadership | — | memory chip crunchtechnology+3 | — | 20m 12s | ||
| 7/30/26 | far-right politicsGermany+3 | — | AfDCenter for Strategic and International Studies | Germany | AfDGermany+5 | — | 19m 03s | ||
| 7/30/26 | investment securitycase analysis+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesKyndryl+1 | — | KyndrylSolvinity+3 | — | 13m 55s | ||
| 7/30/26 | autonomyaffordability+4 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | Latin AmericaCaribbean | autonomyaffordable mass+4 | — | 15m 19s | ||
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| 7/29/26 | tariffstrade policy+1 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesTariff Follies Scene 47 | — | tariffstrade+3 | — | 6m 57s | ||
| 7/29/26 | Taiwan Needs an AI Cyber Shield Now to Defend Against Invasion | An audio version of "Taiwan Needs an AI Cyber Shield Now to Defend Against Invasion," a new commentary by CSIS’s Andrew Faulhaber. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 11m 21s | ||||||
| 7/29/26 | CMMCDefense Industrial Base+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | CMMCdefense+3 | — | 14m 47s | ||
| 7/28/26 | Japan’s Defense Industry Charts an Uncertain Global Path | An audio version of "Japan’s Defense Industry Charts an Uncertain Global Path," a new commentary by CSIS’s Alek Jovovic and Awais Hanif. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 7m 35s | ||||||
| 7/28/26 | Is U.S. Haiti Policy an Opportunity for Success? | An audio version of "Is U.S. Haiti Policy an Opportunity for Success?," a new commentary by CSIS’s Georges A. Fauriol and Mary Speck. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 19m 25s | ||||||
| 7/28/26 | Red Kraken: The Coming Age of Agentic Cyber Strategy | An audio version of "Red Kraken: The Coming Age of Agentic Cyber Strategy," a new commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen and Emily Harding. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 10m 12s | ||||||
| 7/27/26 | Come Hague or High Seas: China’s Environmental Legacy in the South China Sea | An audio version of "Come Hague or High Seas: China’s Environmental Legacy in the South China Sea," a new commentary by CSIS’s Monica Sato. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 11m 02s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 | Why the United States and Iran Keep Fighting While They Negotiate | An audio version of "Why the United States and Iran Keep Fighting While They Negotiate," a new commentary by CSIS’s Emily Harding. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 6m 25s | ||||||
| 7/23/26 | How the U.S. Can Survive a Large-Scale AI Cyberattack | An audio version of "How the U.S. Can Survive a Large-Scale AI Cyberattack," a new commentary by CSIS’s Andrew Faulhaber. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 13m 26s | ||||||
| 7/23/26 | Will the U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Proceed? | An audio version of "Will the U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Proceed?," a new commentary by CSIS’s Michael Ratney. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 5m 24s | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | What Do the Election Security Documents Say About Chinese Interference in U.S. Elections? | An audio version of "What Do the Election Security Documents Say About Chinese Interference in U.S. Elections?," a new critical questions by CSIS’s Emily Harding. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 18m 22s | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | Section 232 Explained | An audio version of "Section 232 Explained," a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 7m 58s | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | Tracking Global Compulsory Licensing Trends in Biopharmaceuticals | An audio version of "Tracking Global Compulsory Licensing Trends in Biopharmaceuticals," a new commentary by CSIS’s Alexander Kersten and Shruti Sharma. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 19m 35s | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | AI Strategies and the Informal Economy: Africa’s Job Creation Test | An audio version of "AI Strategies and the Informal Economy: Africa’s Job Creation Test," a new commentary by CSIS’s Ayantola Alayande, Catherine Nzuki, and Aaron Stanley. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 17m 16s | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | Understanding President Trump’s New Tariffs on Canadian Imports | An audio version of "Understanding President Trump’s New Tariffs on Canadian Imports," a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Christopher Gundermann, Hugh Grant-Chapman, and Diego Marroquín Bitar. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. | 11m 08s | ||||||
| 7/15/26 | RussiaDefense Firms+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesRebuilding to Reconquer: Can Russia’s Defense Firms Deliver? | — | Russiadefense+5 | — | 3m 46s | ||
| 7/10/26 | artificial intelligenceterrorism+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesArtificial Intelligence and the Future of Terrorism | — | artificial intelligenceterrorism+3 | — | 2m 36s | ||
| 7/1/26 | RussiaPutin's War+3 | Riley McCabe | Center for Strategic and International StudiesRussian Blood and Treasure: The Ballooning Costs of Putin’s War | — | Putinwar costs+5 | — | 4m 07s | ||
| 6/30/26 | USMCAtrade agreements+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesDon’t Let the USMCA Drift Away | — | USMCAtrade+3 | — | 6m 54s | ||
| 6/30/26 | heat taxIndia+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | IndiaSouth Asia | heat taxIndia+4 | — | 17m 29s | ||
| 6/26/26 | earthquakeVenezuela+3 | — | — | Venezuela | Venezuelaearthquake+3 | — | 11m 50s | ||
| 6/24/26 | U.S.-Iran relationsLebanon+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | LebanonU.S.+1 | LebanonU.S.-Iran MOU+4 | — | 11m 17s | ||
| 6/24/26 | export controlAI+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesEleven Labs | — | Anthropicexport control+3 | — | 6m 10s | ||
| 6/24/26 | AIeconomics+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesThe Greenspan Lesson for the AI Race | — | AI raceGreenspan+3 | — | 11m 18s | ||
| 6/23/26 | human traffickingVenezuelan migrants+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | VenezuelaColombia | human traffickingVenezuelan migrants+3 | — | 17m 40s | ||
| 6/11/26 | cybersecurityWorld Cup+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | cyber threat2026 World Cup+3 | — | 15m 32s | ||
| 6/10/26 | sportsconflict+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | 2026 World Cupsports+3 | — | 8m 47s | ||
| 6/10/26 | developmentfuture of development+3 | — | CSIS | — | developmentfuture+3 | — | 12m 14s | ||
| 6/10/26 | forced labortariffs+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesHalf Right on Forced Labor Tariffs | — | forced labortariffs+3 | — | 6m 03s | ||
| 6/9/26 | NATOinternational relations+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesNATO | Ankara | NATOAnkara Summit+3 | — | 15m 53s | ||
| 6/9/26 | trade policyVietnam+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesThe Curious Case of the “America First” Trade Policy in Vietnam | — | America Firsttrade policy+3 | — | 11m 02s | ||
| 6/8/26 | Iran negotiationsIsrael-Iran relations+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | IranIsrael | IranIsrael+5 | — | 14m 48s | ||
| 6/8/26 | ChinaRussia+3 | Seth JonesSeamus Daniels | Center for Strategic and International StudiesCSIS | ChinaRussia | Wartime FootingChina+5 | — | 3m 53s | ||
| 6/5/26 | geopoliticsU.S. foreign policy+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | Solomon IslandsUnited States | Solomon IslandsUnited States+3 | — | 14m 12s | ||
| 6/5/26 | economic modernizationstrategic positioning+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | Algeria | Algeriaeconomic modernization+3 | — | 13m 50s | ||
| 5/27/26 | terrorismWorld Cup+3 | Daniel BymanRiley McCabe | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | terrorist threat2026 World Cup+3 | — | 3m 30s | ||
| 5/27/26 | missile inventoryU.S. defense+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | missile inventoryU.S. military+3 | — | 21m 08s | ||
| 5/26/26 | global terrorismthreat assessment+3 | Alexander Palmer | Center for Strategic and International StudiesGlobal Terrorism Threat Assessment 2026 | — | global terrorismthreat assessment+3 | — | 2m 57s | ||
| 5/26/26 | Pacific PerspectivesU.S. Regional Security+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | PacificU.S. Security+3 | — | 9m 28s | ||
| 5/26/26 | AIVatican+3 | Benjamin Jensen | VaticanWashington+1 | — | VaticanWashington+3 | — | 9m 05s | ||
| 5/22/26 | economic powersea power+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | economic powersea power+3 | — | 16m 59s | ||
| 5/22/26 | AI economymiddle class+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesWill the AI Economy Have a Middle Class? The Case for an AI Homestead Policy | — | AI economymiddle class+3 | — | 12m 49s | ||
| 5/20/26 | international relationssummit+3 | — | Eleven LabsCenter for Strategic and International Studies | — | summitequals+3 | — | 5m 52s | ||
| 5/20/26 | U.S.-China relationstechnology competition+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesEleven Labs | U.S.-China | Trump-Xi SummitU.S.-China+3 | — | 18m 28s | ||
| 5/19/26 | foreign investmentCFIUS+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesEleven Labs | — | foreign investmentCFIUS+3 | — | 16m 50s | ||
| 5/8/26 | US-China relationsdiplomacy+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | Beijing | TrumpXi+5 | — | 9m 07s | ||
| 5/7/26 | climate adaptationTaiwan+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | TaiwanCaribbean | climate adaptationTaiwan+3 | — | 2m 33s | ||
| 5/6/26 | AImediation+3 | Yasir Atalan | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | AImediation+5 | — | 4m 24s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Taiwanmaritime pressure+3 | Jose M. Macias III | Center for Strategic and International StudiesPRC | Taiwan | coercionTaiwan+3 | — | 3m 37s | ||
| 5/4/26 | Iranian narrativesForever wars+4 | Jose M. Macias III | Center for Strategic and International StudiesTapping into America’s Distaste for Forever Wars: The Spread of Iranian Narratives on Bluesky | — | Irannarratives+5 | — | 3m 14s | ||
| 5/4/26 | sports diplomacyKorean Peninsula+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | Korean Peninsula | sports diplomacyKorean Peninsula+3 | — | 5m 17s | ||
| 5/1/26 | space disruptiongeopolitics+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | Strait of HormuzSpace | spacedisruption+4 | — | 11m 11s | ||
| 4/24/26 | oil priceswartime economy+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | — | oil priceswartime+3 | — | 10m 20s | ||
| 4/20/26 | IranStrait of Hormuz+4 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | IranStrait of Hormuz+1 | IranStrait of Hormuz+5 | — | 8m 29s | ||
| 4/16/26 | RussiaIran+3 | Maria Snegovaya | Center for Strategic and International Studies | RussiaIran | RussiaIran+3 | — | 3m 21s | ||
| 4/13/26 | Russiadrone ecosystem+3 | Kate Bondar | Center for Strategic and International StudiesHow Russia Is Building a Sovereign Drone Ecosystem for AI-Driven Autonomy | — | Russiadrones+3 | — | 2m 38s | ||
| 4/13/26 | climate resilienceenergy partnership+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | AustraliaIndonesia | AustraliaIndonesia+5 | — | 15m 12s | ||
| 4/13/26 | digital tradeUSMCA+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesEleven Labs | — | digital tradeUSMCA+3 | — | 19m 39s | ||
| 4/13/26 | Iranterrorism+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesEleven Labs | — | Iranterrorism+3 | — | 6m 13s | ||
| 4/10/26 | defense budgetFY 2027+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International StudiesUnpacking the $1.5 Trillion FY 2027 Defense Budget Topline | — | defense budgetFY 2027+3 | — | 15m 43s | ||
| 4/9/26 | Cubapolitical collapse+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | Cuba | Cubacollapse+4 | — | 19m 20s | ||
| 4/8/26 | U.S.-Iran relationsceasefire+3 | — | Center for Strategic and International Studies | U.S.-Iran | U.S.-Iranceasefire+5 | — | 9m 31s | ||
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Chart history for Audio Briefs
Peaked at #26 in Japan, currently #26 in Japan.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| IL | — | #28 | #28 | — |
| AR | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| PH | — | #79 | #79 | — |
| South Korea | — | #82 | #82 | — |
| HK | — | #96 | #96 | — |
| SG | — | #101 | #101 | — |
| South Africa | — | #102 | #102 | — |
| TH | — | #124 | #124 | — |
| India | — | #150 | #150 | — |
| PL | — | #156 | #156 | — |
| PT | — | #160 | #160 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #175 | #175 | — |
| TW | — | #182 | #182 | — |
| Finland | — | #200 | #200 | — |
Chart Positions
15 placements across 15 markets.
Chart Positions
15 placements across 15 markets.