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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Rape as a Weapon of War: A Conversation with Former Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga
Event by Kathleen H. Hicks , Nina Easton , Beverly Kirk , and Her Excellency Atifete Jahjaga — January 30, 2019

Preventing Radicalization in France with Muriel Domenach
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — January 17, 2019

One Woman’s Story: Smashing an Oil Industry Glass Ceiling
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — January 2, 2019

How Saudi Women are Leveraging Online Businesses
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — December 19, 2018

The U.S.-German Relationship
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — December 7, 2018

Security and Technology in the Air
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — November 21, 2018

International Collaboration in Human Spaceflight: A Conversation with Dr. Jeanette Epps, NASA Astronaut
Transcript — November 19, 2018

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Innovate and Grow - A Conversation with Julie Sweet, CEO - Accenture North America
Podcast Episode — November 9, 2018

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Innovate and Grow - A Conversation with Julie Sweet, CEO - Accenture North America
Event by Beverly Kirk , Nina Easton , Julie Sweet , and Kathleen H. Hicks — November 5, 2018

NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Talks Mission Removal and the Future of Human Spaceflight
Podcast Episode by Nina Easton and Beverly Kirk — October 31, 2018
