Smart Women, Smart Power
SWSP is creating space for women in one of the most powerful decision-making spaces in the world: national security and foreign affairs
The Smart Women, Smart Power (SWSP) Initiative has a simple starting point: people are policy. We are committed to creating a platform for respectful and inclusive discussion of the many ways in which women influence and impact the international security, foreign policy and business agendas. The Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative launched in December 2014.
Contact Information
- Alexis Day
- Program Manager, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Outreach Manager, International Security Program
- aday@csis.org
Featured Podcasts

Gender, National Security, and the Capitol
Smart Women, Smart Power sat down with Elizabeth King, Majority Staff Director for the Senate Armed Services Committee to discuss her role on the Hill over the years.
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — September 7, 2022

Covering the Fall of Kabul: The View from the Newsroom
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — July 27, 2022

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: An Insider’s View
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — July 13, 2022

Rescuing Heroes: The White Helmets in Syria
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — June 29, 2022
FEATURED EVENTS
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Uncovering the Uyghur Genocide
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — February 1, 2023

A Hometown Team: A Conversation with President of the Las Vegas Raiders Sandra Douglass Morgan
Event by Emily Harding , Kathleen McInnis , and Sandra Douglass Morgan — January 27, 2023

Crisis Coordination on Christmas
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — January 25, 2023

Afghan Women and the Fall of Kabul
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — January 19, 2023

How Service Can Save Us
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — January 4, 2023

Looking Ahead: The NATO Alliance
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — December 14, 2022

A Conversation with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO
Event by Kathleen McInnis and Ambassador Julianne Smith — December 13, 2022

A Conversation with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO
Transcript — December 13, 2022

Ukraine Is Fighting for All of Us
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — December 7, 2022

The Future of U.S. Cyber and Infrastructure Security
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis and Suzanne Spaulding — November 3, 2022
