Pentagon Priorities Amid Polycrises with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks
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In October 2024, the Center for Strategic and International Studies Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative is celebrating its tenth anniversary. To kick off the celebration, please join us for a conversation with HON Kathleen H. Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense. Deputy Secretary Hicks will sit down with Beverly Kirk, Director of Washington Programs at Syracuse University, for a discussion on her approach to the world’s simultaneous challenges, including the Russia-Ukraine crisis and China, as well as how the Department is structuring change to last from one administration to the next.
Dr. Kathleen McInnis, Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative, will provide opening remarks.
To see the full program of events for the tenth anniversary of SWSP, please visit: Smart Women, Smart Power @ 10 | CSIS Events.
This event is made possible through general support to Smart Women, Smart Power.
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Contact Information
- Alexis Day
- Associate Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative
- aday@csis.org

HON Kathleen H. Hicks
