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 and Research Associate, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Outreach Manager, International Security Program.
- aday@csis.org
Featured Event
Navigating the Seas with Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations of the U.S. Navy
Featured Podcasts
The Government Clock is Ti(c)kTok-ing
Host Kathleen McInnis spoke with Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) about her whirlwind past couple of weeks. The pair discussed her recent trip to the Munich Security Conference, including the moment she found out about the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and her sponsorship of the recently passed House legislation aimed at protecting Americans from Tik-Tok’s national security threats.
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — March 22, 2024
Montenegro’s Path to NATO
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — February 7, 2024
Behind the Scenes: Obama and Bourdain Share a Meal
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — January 24, 2024
The Will of Ukrainian Soldiers
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — January 17, 2024
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On the Ground in Iraq
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — April 26, 2023
A conversation with Secretary-General of Taiwan Chen Chu
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — July 17, 2018
Afghan Women Take the Lead
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 21, 2018
PyeongChang: Olympic Truce on the Korean Peninsula?
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 9, 2018
China’s Digital Economy and Cyber Governance
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — January 31, 2018
President Trump in Asia & the Rohingya Crisis
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — November 14, 2017
Foreign Policy in a New Era – South Korea and the U.S.
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha — October 11, 2017
Trump, Putin, and the G20 Summit
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — July 6, 2017
The Business of Startups: A Conversation With Two of India's Top Women Entrepreneurs
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — May 10, 2017
Global Challenges for the Trump Administration
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — March 1, 2017