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

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

Covering the Fall of Kabul: The View from the Newsroom
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — July 27, 2022

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: An Insider’s View
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — July 13, 2022

Rescuing Heroes: The White Helmets in Syria
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — June 29, 2022
FEATURED EVENTS
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ISIS and Mission Accomplished Déjà vu
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — April 10, 2019

The Future of Statecraft with Ambassador Susan Rice
Podcast Episode — April 4, 2019

Perspectives: Women of Color in International Affairs
Event by Talia Dubovi , Beverly Kirk , Angela Bruce-Raeburn , Pam Campos-Palma , and Mieke Eoyang — March 28, 2019

How the Peace Corps is Helping Women
Podcast Episode by Nina Easton — March 13, 2019

Women’s Economic Empowerment and the Peace Corps – A Conversation with Dr. Jody Olsen, Peace Corps Director
Transcript — March 8, 2019

Women’s Economic Empowerment and the Peace Corps – A Conversation with Dr. Jody Olsen, Peace Corps Director
Event by Kathleen H. Hicks , Nina Easton , Beverly Kirk , and Dr. Jody Olsen — March 7, 2019

Taking Risks and Being Fearless
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 27, 2019

What’s Happening in Yemen?
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 15, 2019

And Slow It Goes: Puerto Rico’s Recovery
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — February 13, 2019

Rape as a Weapon of War
Podcast Episode by Nina Easton — January 31, 2019
