# Audio Briefs A podcast by Center for Strategic and International Studies. 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 and Lauren Adler Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/audiobriefs ## Latest episodes - [“Will AI Concerns Become a New Source of Terrorism?”: Audio Brief with Daniel Byman and Riley McCabe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/ea032d8760c3) (2026-10-22, 3 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS6919105781.mp3 - [“The Self-Reliance Dividend: The Imperative of Syrian Refugees' Economic Inclusion”: Audio Brief with Will Todman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/3b8f8de43486) (2026-10-05, 4 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2331851472.mp3 - [“The Terrorism Threat to the 2026 Midterm Elections: What the Data Tells Us”: Audio Brief with Riley McCabe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/4f72ccbb0786) (2026-09-29, 4 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2563196130.mp3 - [“U.S. and Allied Burden Sharing: A Progress Report”: Audio Brief with Jerry McGinn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/29675f631422) (2026-09-08, 4 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4204672039.mp3 - [“Injecting the Free Market into Spectrum Use for Space Applications”: Audio Brief with Clayton Swope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/1d4fe1227e6a) (2026-08-03, 4 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2284812972.mp3 - [Beyond the Rome Talks: Pilot Zones, Hezbollah, and Rebuilding State Authority in South Lebanon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/b043051b888c) (2026-07-31, 16 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5142180334.mp3 - [The United States’ Accelerating Memory Chip Crunch: Implications for Tech and AI Leadership](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/11e953164c35) (2026-07-31, 21 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS3290927673.mp3 - [Six Reasons Why the United States Is Low on Munitions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/cc1665f680d6) (2026-07-31, 14 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5662108194.mp3 - [A Far-Right Breakthrough? Germany’s AfD on the Brink of State-Level Governance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/614c2e38fc06) (2026-07-30, 20 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8110694453.mp3 - [The Kyndryl-Solvinity Case: A Barometer for Investment Security Reviews?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/197c613b6b9e) (2026-07-30, 14 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1591683789.mp3 - [Autonomy and Affordable Mass in Latin America and the Caribbean](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/8014fcd35de3) (2026-07-30, 16 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS7855893821.mp3 - [Tariff Follies Scene 47](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/17eaeb903418) (2026-07-29, 7 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2067043844.mp3 - [What the CMMC Pause Means for the Defense Industrial Base](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/28a68ea3df85) (2026-07-29, 15 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4886977449.mp3 - [Taiwan Needs an AI Cyber Shield Now to Defend Against Invasion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/5a9726c6cfd6) (2026-07-29, 12 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5592050367.mp3 - [Japan’s Defense Industry Charts an Uncertain Global Path](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/60b196dca62a) (2026-07-28, 8 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5140203223.mp3 - [Is U.S. Haiti Policy an Opportunity for Success?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/a31c0c3aeba2) (2026-07-28, 20 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4431475651.mp3 - [Red Kraken: The Coming Age of Agentic Cyber Strategy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/44db05d98d08) (2026-07-28, 11 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4883057520.mp3 - [Come Hague or High Seas: China’s Environmental Legacy in the South China Sea](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/2aad210e95c9) (2026-07-27, 12 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1824264838.mp3 - [Why the United States and Iran Keep Fighting While They Negotiate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/44e0d395faf9) (2026-07-24, 7 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8708726489.mp3 - [Will the U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Proceed?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/ff2a52708ff7) (2026-07-23, 6 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS6716795732.mp3 - [How the U.S. Can Survive a Large-Scale AI Cyberattack](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/a7ac8241db63) (2026-07-23, 14 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1370015628.mp3 - [Tracking Global Compulsory Licensing Trends in Biopharmaceuticals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/b34867c61b99) (2026-07-22, 20 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9764975731.mp3 - [Section 232 Explained](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/55baffa9cda3) (2026-07-22, 8 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4326322921.mp3 - [What Do the Election Security Documents Say About Chinese Interference in U.S. Elections?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/91b714c57488) (2026-07-22, 19 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS3486789544.mp3 - [AI Strategies and the Informal Economy: Africa’s Job Creation Test](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/9e4fbfdc0667) (2026-07-22, 18 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8588357357.mp3 - [World Cup 2026: North America Missed the Goal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/4e0096e28357) (2026-07-21, 7 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2998932264.mp3 - [Understanding President Trump’s New Tariffs on Canadian Imports](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/3753e8d6f27c) (2026-07-21, 12 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4079900646.mp3 - [Elbows Up: The Price of Economic Coercion Against Canada](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/948af96c8104) (2026-07-21, 9 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2055706863.mp3 - [Bolstering Pacific Resilience: A New Paradigm for Engagement by U.S. Allies and Partners](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/bf8387ce6053) (2026-07-21, 23 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5881016207.mp3 - [Is the Iran War Entering a Dangerous New Phase?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/0e0c2f5de6e5) (2026-07-20, 7 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2569465449.mp3 - [Ending Forced Labor: Comparing EU and U.S. Approaches](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/8fc8fcb25bd5) (2026-07-20, 13 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2774921232.mp3 - [America’s Unproven Productivity Boom, and the Cost of Misreading the Data](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/5fe326408b45) (2026-07-20, 14 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8345522606.mp3 - [Playbook or Rental? U.S. Counter-Drone Defense and the 2026 World Cup](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/07d07b8afac8) (2026-07-15, 19 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS6555034125.mp3 - [The NATO Ankara Summit: Delivery over Drama](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/a8155837858c) (2026-07-15, 16 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS7261871467.mp3 - [Protecting Human Rights at the World Cup: Progress on Paper, Gaps on the Ground](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/281fdca32026) (2026-07-15, 18 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8432300860.mp3 - [“Rebuilding to Reconquer: Can Russia’s Defense Firms Deliver?”: Audio Brief with Maria Snegovaya](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/a45326c18ef6) (2026-07-15, 4 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS6774331826.mp3 - [The Trade Transparency Challenge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/43200803943c) (2026-07-15, 7 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2543152239.mp3 - [What the Iran War Is Costing Joint Gulf-U.S. Ambitions for AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/0aa057c515a3) (2026-07-15, 10 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1529187112.mp3 - [Reflections from URC 2026: Ukraine’s Reconstruction Has Become Wartime Resilience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/4a54656a76dc) (2026-07-14, 19 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9544638003.mp3 - [The Hormuz Energy Crisis Generates a Tailwind for Nuclear Energy in Northeast Asia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/1e3d2a513b0a) (2026-07-14, 12 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4820274733.mp3 - [Understanding Russia-Iran Collaboration in Cyberspace](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/7dec5ce134ba) (2026-07-14, 15 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8258631472.mp3 - [War Costs Make Up a Third of the $87.6 Billion Supplemental Request](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/0b2a2252b06a) (2026-07-13, 14 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9970336619.mp3 - [“Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Terrorism”: Audio Brief with Dan Byman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/8dd2013ac21c) (2026-07-10, 3 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9775159758.mp3 - [Formula 1 on the Front Lines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/af3023afe736) (2026-07-09, 18 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS3016131121.mp3 - [Large Load Reform: How Prepared Are U.S. Grid Operators for the AI Era?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/30b1b9c36052) (2026-07-09, 15 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS3578220586.mp3 - [The Next Phase of USMCA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/c26df1898e06) (2026-07-08, 7 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS3320188448.mp3 - [Keeping Aluminum in Allied Hands: The Stakes of Alcoa’s South Africa Bet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/fd5b8266ed60) (2026-07-08, 11 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2129408557.mp3 - [China’s SLBM Test Underscores the Importance of a Ballistic Missile Launch Notification Agreement](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/5ff3b8fa142f) (2026-07-07, 13 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9242671528.mp3 - [Russian Attitudes Are Shifting as the War’s Effects Come Home](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/b083158ad644) (2026-07-07, 19 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5683026049.mp3 - [What Does NATO Defense Spending Look Like Heading into the Ankara Summit?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1695973105/a0e32bb63fc1) (2026-07-06, 10 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8392882517.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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