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
Featured Events
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A Conversation with Dr. Stacey Dixon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
Event by Suzanne Spaulding , Nina Easton , and Dr. Stacey Dixon — April 13, 2022
Gender Equality and Sustainability Challenges: A Conversation with the Honorable Michèle Flournoy
Event by Suzanne Spaulding , Nina Easton , and The Honorable Michèle Flournoy — March 7, 2022
A Conversation with Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks
Event by Nina Easton , Beverly Kirk , and Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks — October 1, 2021
A Mission to Mars: A Conversation with Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technology
Event by Nina Easton , Beverly Kirk , and Her Excellency Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri — August 31, 2021
U.S. National Security Policy in the Indo-Pacific: A Conversation with Senator Tammy Duckworth
Event by Nina Easton , Beverly Kirk , and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) — August 10, 2021
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