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

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Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

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

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Ukraine Is Fighting for All of Us

Maryna Baydyuk, Assistant Research Professor at Georgetown University, and co-founder of United Help Ukraine, joins us to discuss non-lethal resources for Ukrainian defense and more. 

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — December 7, 2022

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The Future of U.S. Cyber and Infrastructure Security

On November 1, the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program hosted CISA Director Jen Easterly for a conversation on the future of U.S. cyber and infrastructure security.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis and Suzanne Spaulding — November 3, 2022

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Towards Inclusive & Equitable Workplaces — Women in National Security

The CSIS Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Project and the Smart Women Smart Power Initiative have partnered to produce a critical conversation around how women successfully navigate the historically male-dominated, national security workplaces.

Event by Kathleen McInnis , Hadeil Ali , Emily Perkins , Elana Aquino , and Princess Bazley-Bethea — September 26, 2022