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

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

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

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Investing in Good: A Conversation with Jean Case, CEO of the Case Impact Network

Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with businesswoman and philanthropist Jean Case, CEO of the Case Impact Network and Chairman of the Board of National Geographic. She will discuss her work on redefining capitalism and making it more inclusive as well as why she is so committed to ensuring the next generation has the tools they need to invest in good.

Event by Beverly Kirk and Jean Case — June 1, 2021

Photo: Jean Case

Online Event: Combating the Opioid Crisis in West Virginia

Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with the First Lady of West Virginia, Cathy Justice, Elaine Wynn, Board Chair, Communities In Schools, and Michele Blatt, West Virginia Deputy Superintendent of Education.

Event by Nina Easton , Beverly Kirk , Kathleen H. Hicks , Cathy Justice , Elaine Wynn , and Michele Blatt — September 10, 2020

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Future Strategy Forum: Covid-19 and Democracy and Governance

CSIS senior adviser Suzanne Spaulding hosted the discussion on how the pandemic and global responses will impact democracy, privacy, and trust in government across the world.

Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — July 8, 2020

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Online Event: The Global Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Women

Join the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative for a conversation with Jennifer Klein, Chief Strategy and Policy Officer of TIME'S UP.

Event by Beverly Kirk , Kathleen H. Hicks , Jennifer Klein , Rakeen Mabud , and Rachel Vogelstein — June 24, 2020

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