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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Investing in Good: A Conversation with Jean Case, CEO of the Case Impact Network
Event by Beverly Kirk and Jean Case — June 1, 2021
International Crisis War Game with Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider, Hoover Institution
Event by Jacquelyn Schneider , Benjamin Schechter , and Rachael Shaffer — May 12, 2021

Gender Equality and Sustainability in Panama: A Conversation with Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes
Event by Nina Easton , Beverly Kirk , and Her Excellency Erika Mouynes — May 4, 2021

The Women Who Took on ISIS: A Conversation with Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Author, The Daughters of Kobani
Event by Beverly Kirk , Nina Easton , and Gayle Tzemach Lemmon — March 8, 2021

Online Event: Defense in the 21st Century with Northrop Grumman Chairman, CEO, and President Kathy Warden
Event by Nina Easton , Beverly Kirk , and Kathy J. Warden — February 9, 2021

Online Event: Election 2020 Aftermath: A Conversation with Dana Perino
Event by Beverly Kirk , Kathleen H. Hicks , and Dana Perino — November 10, 2020

Online Event: Combating the Opioid Crisis in West Virginia
Event by Nina Easton , Beverly Kirk , Kathleen H. Hicks , Cathy Justice , Elaine Wynn , and Michele Blatt — September 10, 2020

Online Event: The 19th Amendment 100 Years Later: A Conversation with Valerie Jarrett
Event by Beverly Kirk , Nina Easton , Kathleen H. Hicks , and Valerie Jarrett — July 28, 2020

Future Strategy Forum: Covid-19 and Democracy and Governance
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — July 8, 2020

Online Event: The Global Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Women
Event by Beverly Kirk , Kathleen H. Hicks , Jennifer Klein , Rakeen Mabud , and Rachel Vogelstein — June 24, 2020
