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

The Only Woman on the Abraham Accords Team
On this episode, host Kathleen McInnis sat down with Morgan Ortagus who walked us through her role in the historic Abraham Accords, and more!
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — April 12, 2023

Nerding Out on NATO
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — March 22, 2023

Inflection Points: Denmark's Response to the War in Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — March 15, 2023

Uncovering the Uyghur Genocide
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — February 1, 2023
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Military Deterrence in an Era of Strategic Competition: A Conversation with HON Christine E. Wormuth, 25th U.S. Secretary of the Army
Event by Suzanne Spaulding and The Honorable Christine E. Wormuth — March 1, 2023
Military Deterrence in an Era of Strategic Competition: A Conversation with HON Christine E. Wormuth, 25th U.S. Secretary of the Army
Transcript — March 1, 2023
A Mission in Mali: Tanks in the Sky
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — February 22, 2023

Come One, Come All: Gender Neutrality in Sweden’s Conscription
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — February 15, 2023

The Super Bowl Episode: Women in the NFL
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — February 8, 2023

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
