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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Sustainable Development Goal #5: Gender Equality
Event — July 24, 2019
Perspectives: Women of Color in International Affairs
Event — March 28, 2019
Women’s Economic Empowerment and the Peace Corps – A Conversation with Dr. Jody Olsen, Peace Corps Director
Event — March 7, 2019
What’s Happening in Yemen?
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 15, 2019
And Slow It Goes: Puerto Rico’s Recovery
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 13, 2019
Food Insecurity as a Security Challenge: A Conversation with Ambassador Ertharin Cousin
Podcast Episode by Nina Easton — September 19, 2018
Improving Education and Healthcare for Women and Girls in Malawi
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — May 18, 2018
Hunger and Food Insecurity at Home and Around the World
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk and Kimberly Flowers — March 28, 2018
Afghan Women Take the Lead
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 21, 2018
HER Education HER Right – Promoting Girls Education Globally
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — December 13, 2017