Gender and International Security

Over one billion women and adolescent girls suffer from undernourishment. What consequences does this have on maternal and child health? What is needed to improve the dire state of global maternal nutrition?

The CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative hosted on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 a virtual Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with Admiral Linda L. Fagan, the 27th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.

As the 67th Commission on the Status of Women meets, the Project on Fragility and Mobility outlines how innovation and technology can be powerful in addressing gender inequalities and should be critical tools within the broader discussion of global fragility.

The CSIS hosted a virtual conversation with the Honorable Christine E. Wormuth, the 25th Secretary of the U.S. Army on the priorities of the United States Army as the institution prepares for this era of geopolitical uncertainty.

The CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative hosted a conversation with ASD Celeste Wallander and Emily Harding to assess Russia’s operations in Ukraine.

The overturn of Roe v. Wade will likely have significant implications for the composition, organization, and management of the U.S. armed forces—raising a number of practical questions for the U.S. military, many of which do not yet have answers.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with Dr. Jody Olsen, Peace Corps Director. 

NASA Astronaut Dr. Jeanette Epps. She had a discussion on her pathbreaking experiences as an astronaut and the importance of international cooperation in space.