25 Best CSIS Podcasts

1. The Truth of the Matter

A weekly analysis of the complex policy issues driving the news.
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2. Into Africa

Into Africa shatters the narratives that dominate U.S. perceptions of Africa. Host Judd Devermont, Africa program director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C., sits down with policymakers, journalists, academics, and other trailblazers in African affairs to shine a spotlight on the faces spearheading cultural, political, and economic change on the continent.
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Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 532.5KTwitter Followers 348.4KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 37 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

3. The Trade Guys

Trade experts Scott Miller and Bill Reinsch break down the buzz around trade, how it affects policy, and how it impacts your day-to-day. The Trade Guys are hosted every week by H. Andrew Schwartz at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C.
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Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 532.1KTwitter Followers 349.7KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 30 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

4. Pekingology

China has emerged as one of the 21st century's most consequential nations, making it more important than ever to understand how the country is governed. True to the name Pekingology, or the study of the political behavior of the People's Republic of China, this podcast aims to unpack the behavior of the Chinese Communist Party and implications these actions have within China and for U.S.-China relations. Jude Blanchette, the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS, is joined by various experts to analyze the activities of the Chinese governing system.
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Apple Rating 3.3 / 5Facebook Followers 532.1KTwitter Followers 348.7KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 40 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

5. Coronavirus Crisis Update

Coronavirus Crisis Update is the podcast series of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center (GHPC) focused on the Covid-19 pandemic. In Coronavirus Crisis Update, J. Stephen Morrison, GHPC's Director, and H. Andrew Schwartz, CSIS Chief Communications Officer, speak to those leading the global response and fighting the pandemic in the United States. These conversations dive deep into how the pandemic is impacting America across economics, national security, foreign policy, and health and where we go from here.
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Apple Rating 4.5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 41 min Since May 2018 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

6. The Impossible State

North Korea is the Impossible State. Each week join the people who know the most about North Korea—The Center for Strategic and International Studies' Victor Cha, Mike Green, and Sue Mi Terry—for an insider's discussion with host H. Andrew Schwartz about the United States' top national security priority.
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Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 532.2KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 39 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Mexico Matters

The Mexico Matters podcast series highlights key developments in Mexico and their impact on the United States.
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 35 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

8. Smart Women, Smart Power

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power is a speaker series on women in international business and global affairs. The biweekly podcast features leading women from the corporate, government, and national security worlds discussing top international issues.
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 531.8KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 23 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

9. This Does Not Compute

This Does Not Compute features candid interviews with leaders and experts in the fields of cybersecurity, internet governance, space policy, intelligence, and other areas of technology policy.
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 532KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 38 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. Building the Future

Hosted by Dan Runde, William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, Building the Future explores topics at the intersection of global development, foreign policy, and national security. In each episode, Dan sits down for a discussion with a leading expert from government, the private sector, and international organizations to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the world today.
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Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 531.8KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 25 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. Babel: Translating the Middle East

Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what's happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what's going on, provides context on pivotal developments, and highlight trends you may have missed. Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts the podcast along with his colleagues from the Middle East Program.
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 532.1KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 7 episodes / year Avg Length 18 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

12. The Asia Chessboard

The 'Asia Chessboard' features in-depth conversations with the most prominent strategic thinkers in Asia. CSIS Senior Vice President for Asia and former senior national security council official Michael Green takes the debate beyond the headlines of the day to explore the historical context and inside decision-making process on major geopolitical developments from the Himalayas to the South China Sea.
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Facebook Followers 532.3KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 41 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

13. 35 West

The CSIS Americas Program podcast looks at the politics and policies of the 35 countries in the Western Hemisphere. It especially focuses on U.S. engagement with the region, whether on trade, diplomacy, or security issues like drugs and terrorism. Guests include top policymakers from the U.S. and other countries.
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Facebook Followers 532KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 31 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

14. ChinaPower

A podcast unpacking critical issues underpinning China's emergence as a global power.
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Apple Rating 3.9 / 5Facebook Followers 531.8KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 5 episodes / quarter Avg Length 44 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

15. Pandemic Planet

A regular discussion of the global health security challenges facing the world.
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 532.5KTwitter Followers 348.5KInstagram Followers 81K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

16. Tech Unmanned

Welcome to Tech Unmanned, a new podcast hosted by Lindsey Sheppard and Kaitlyn Johnson at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Technology is at the heart of just about every defense issue and modernization priority for the United States defense enterprise. Tech Unmanned features guests with both policy expertise and technical expertise to break through the national security jargon and technology hand-waving to get to the core of the technical realities of these emerging capabilities, benefits to development, and the barriers to success.
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 531.8KInstagram Followers 81K Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

17. Unpacking Impact

Released periodically, Unpacking Impact explores how rapid digital transformation shapes economics, culture, jobs, and public policy.
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Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 532KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 32 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

18. Southeast Asia Radio

Greg Poling, Elina Noor, and Karen Lee highlight the most important news from Southeast Asia and dive into candid conversations with leading voices on the region and U.S. foreign policy. We'll cover everything you want to know about Southeast Asia. Geopolitics in the region? Recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic? Democracy and human rights? Nothing is off limits! So join us for 'Southeast Asia Radio' every other Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.
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Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 532.3KInstagram Followers 81K Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

19. NATO's Road to Madrid

This podcast series will examine all these subjects, as well as how challenges from inside the alliance complicate its ability to respond effectively. Along the way, the series will try to help make sense of the inner workings of NATO, which are often opaque from the outside. In each episode, the Fellows will speak to experts on each item on NATO's agenda as it adapts to this new era and responds to Russian aggression. The lead researcher and project coordinator of 'NATO's Road to Madrid' are Colin Wall and the podcast is edited by Ilana Nevins.
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Apple Rating 3 / 5Facebook Followers 532KInstagram Followers 81K Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

20. Energy 360°

Energy 360 examines the energy landscape from the intersection of policy, markets, technologies, and geopolitics. With commentary from leading energy and CSIS experts, we provide context and perspective on the most critical issues shaping energy today. Hosted by the CSIS Energy and National Security Program.
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 531.9KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 36 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

21. 49

Judd Devermont, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Nicole Wilett, Chief of Staff at the Open Society Foundations, sit down with diplomats, journalists, civil society activists, and academics to discuss policy recommendations for the Biden Administration. In 15 minutes or less, these episodes deliver the goods on U.S. relations with African countries, as well as share the best of African music, food, dance, film, and travel.
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Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 531.8KInstagram Followers 81K Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

22. Vying for Talent

Vying for Talent is a podcast about the role human talent plays in the sprawling competition between China and the United States. Join Ryan Hass, Jude Blanchette, and expert guests as they explore what the United States can do to improve its competitive edge for the future.
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 531.8KInstagram Followers 81K Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

23. Intersections

The battle for democracy will be fought one human rights issue at a time. In this biweekly podcast from the CSIS Human Rights Initiative, host Marti Flacks tackles current events with activists and policymakers at the center of global efforts to promote human rights and build stronger, more sustainable democracies.
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