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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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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ISIS and Mission Accomplished Déjà vu

New York Times Foreign Correspondent Rukmini Callimachi discusses her career covering terrorists and war zones and explains why ISIS remains a threat despite its loss of territory.

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — April 10, 2019

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Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

The Future of Statecraft with Ambassador Susan Rice

Ambassador Susan Rice joined the CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power program and the Kissinger Center for Global Affairs for a keynote discussion at the Future Strategy Forum conference on April 2, 2019. She sat down with Dr. Kath Hicks for a conversation on her career path and her insights on the current and future use of statecraft in the world.

Podcast Episode — April 4, 2019

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Perspectives: Women of Color in International Affairs

Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a conversation about the experiences of women of color working in international affairs, as well as the significant benefits to the country of fully including women of color in foreign policy decision making.

Event by Talia Dubovi , Beverly Kirk , Angela Bruce-Raeburn , Pam Campos-Palma , and Mieke Eoyang — March 28, 2019

Perspectives: Women of Color in International Affairs
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How the Peace Corps is Helping Women

Dr. Jody Olsen, Peace Corps Director, joined us here at CSIS for a conversation in celebration of International Women’s Day. She spoke with series moderator Nina Easton about the importance of the Peace Corps as a development agency and its work on women’s economic empowerment.

Podcast Episode by Nina Easton — March 13, 2019

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Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Taking Risks and Being Fearless

Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation, discusses her new book “Be Fearless” and shares stories of ordinary people around the globe doing extraordinary things to change the world.

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 27, 2019

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Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

What’s Happening in Yemen?

Jane Ferguson, Special Correspondent on PBS NewsHour joins Beverly Kirk to give a status update on the crisis in Yemen and the near-famine conditions plaguing the war-torn country. 

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 15, 2019

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Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

And Slow It Goes: Puerto Rico’s Recovery

Dr. Maria Melendez, Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, discusses post-Hurricane Maria rebuilding efforts on the island and how federal funding has been slow to arrive.

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 13, 2019

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Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Rape as a Weapon of War

Former Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga joined us at CSIS for a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with moderator Nina Easton to discuss her efforts to bring justice to women and men victims of sexual violence during the Kosovo War.

Podcast Episode by Nina Easton — January 31, 2019

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