Beverly Kirk

Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
Beverly Kirk

Beverly Kirk is director of Washington programs and professor of practice at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications. She is based in Washington and is also part of the Syracuse Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship. She previously served as executive director of JOURNEY to Lead, a nonprofit women’s leadership initiative. Prior to JOURNEY, Kirk was fellow and director for outreach for the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and director of its Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative. Before joining CSIS, Kirk was a journalist working for local and national news organizations including NBC, NPR, and PBS covering domestic and international politics and government. She is a member of the national advisory board of the University of Kentucky Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues and a member of the board of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security. Kirk holds an MA in diplomacy and international commerce with a concentration in international politics and national security from the University of Kentucky and is a summa cum laude graduate of Western Kentucky University with degrees in history and broadcast journalism.

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Smart Women, Smart Power @ 10

Smart Women, Smart Power is celebrating its ten-year anniversary with a keynote kick-ff featuring HON Kathleen H. Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense, following by a panel that explores women’s leadership during Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.

Event — October 15, 2024

PONI 2024 Virtual Winter Conference

PONI will host its 2024 Virtual Winter Conference on February 26. The theme is "Nuclear Lessons Learned From the Ukraine Conflict."

Event — February 26, 2024

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Innovation, Leadership, and Diversity in the Military

In the ninth episode of our new Women in the Military series, host Beverly Kirk spoke with U.S. Air Force Colonel Jenise Carroll who is currently the Commander of the 75th Air Base Wing.

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — December 1, 2021

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power
Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

The Rules-Based Order & Global Stability

In the eighth episode of our new Women in the Military series, host Beverly Kirk spoke with U.S. Army Reserves Major Asha Castleberry-Hernandez who is currently a senior advisor in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the State Department. 

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — November 17, 2021

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power
Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Reimagining America with LtCol (ret.) Amy McGrath

In the seventh episode of our new Women in the Military series, host Beverly Kirk spoke with retired U.S. Marine Corps LtCol Amy McGrath, who has dedicated her life to public service, from the battlefield to running for public office. 

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — November 3, 2021

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power
Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Breaking Barriers, Repairing Retention

Host Beverly Kirk spoke with two of CSIS’s Military Fellows about breaking barriers and the need for reform to retain more women service members.

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk, Danielle Ngo, and Michelle Macander — October 20, 2021

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power
Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Work Smarter: The Power of Remote Work

Host Beverly Kirk spoke with Lauren G. Weiner and Donna S. Huneycutt, the founders of WWC Global about how a remote workforce can be successful and why it’s an important option for those who serve.

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — September 30, 2021

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power