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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Online Event: Election 2020 Aftermath: A Conversation with Dana Perino
Event by Beverly Kirk , Kathleen H. Hicks , and Dana Perino — November 10, 2020
Online Event: Combating the Opioid Crisis in West Virginia
Event by Nina Easton , Beverly Kirk , Kathleen H. Hicks , Cathy Justice , Elaine Wynn , and Michele Blatt — September 10, 2020
Online Event: The 19th Amendment 100 Years Later: A Conversation with Valerie Jarrett
Event by Beverly Kirk , Nina Easton , Kathleen H. Hicks , and Valerie Jarrett — July 28, 2020
Future Strategy Forum: Covid-19 and Democracy and Governance
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — July 8, 2020

Online Event: The Global Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Women
Event by Beverly Kirk , Kathleen H. Hicks , Jennifer Klein , Rakeen Mabud , and Rachel Vogelstein — June 24, 2020
Online Event: Future Strategy Forum: Covid-19 and Democracy and Governance
Event by Suzanne Spaulding , Beverly Kirk , Ms. Camille Stewart Esq. , Dr. Lainie Rutkow , Dr. Susanna Campbell , and Kathleen H. Hicks — June 5, 2020
Online Event: Future Strategy Forum: Covid-19 and the Military
Event by Beverly Kirk , Ms. MacKenzie Eaglen , Dr. Risa Brooks , Dr. Mara Karlin , Ms. Pam Campos-Palma , Kathleen H. Hicks , and Alice Hunt Friend — June 4, 2020
Online Event: Future Strategy Forum: Covid-19 and Grand Strategy
Event by Beverly Kirk , Dr. Jennifer Bouey , Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper , Dr. Kori Schake , and Kathleen H. Hicks — June 3, 2020
Online Event: Future Strategy Forum: Cooperation and Conflict in the Time of Covid-19
Event by Beverly Kirk , Hon. Michèle Flournoy , and Kathleen H. Hicks — June 2, 2020
Leadership in the 21st Century: A Conversation with Three CIA Deputies
Event by Beverly Kirk , Kathleen H. Hicks , Dawn Meyerriecks , Elizabeth “Betsy” Davis , and Sonya Holt — March 2, 2020