Gender and International Security
CSIS's Smart Women, Smart Power Project leads research that uses gender as a lens for better understanding international relations and national security challenges – and discern ways through which the national security, foreign policy and business communities can better advance gender equity in their decision-making structures.

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Why the Women, Peace, and Security Act Strengthens U.S. Defense Strategy
Critical Questions by Kathleen McInnis — February 11, 2025

Women: Mission Essential Personnel
Commentary by Kathleen McInnis — November 18, 2024

Countering China and Russia: The Hidden Advantages of Women, Peace, and Security
Brief by Kathleen McInnis, Benjamin Jensen, Audrey Aldisert, and Alexis Day — November 14, 2024

What Difference Does It Make?
Report by Kathleen McInnis and Alexis Day — October 15, 2024
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Disability Inclusion in Foreign Policy with Special Advisor Sara Minkara

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To Infinity and Beyond: OpenAI to the New Space Race

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Countering China and Russia: The Hidden Advantages of Women, Peace, and Security

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Smart Women, Smart Power @ 10

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Pentagon Priorities Amid Polycrises with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks

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Driving Impact Live: From Peace Corps Volunteer To Director

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Driving Impact Live: Championing Gender Equality with Amb. Geeta Rao Gupta

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Why the Women, Peace, and Security Act Strengthens U.S. Defense Strategy
Critical Questions by Kathleen McInnis — February 11, 2025
Women: Mission Essential Personnel
Commentary by Kathleen McInnis — November 18, 2024
Pentagon Priorities Amid Polycrises with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks
Transcript — October 15, 2024
Humanitarian Finance: A Missed Opportunity for Reform at the Summit of the Future
Critical Questions by Marc Cohen and Michelle Strucke — September 30, 2024
Driving Impact Live: From Peace Corps Volunteer to Director
Transcript — September 24, 2024
Solving the World’s Hardest Problems with Mellody Hobson: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Transcript — August 28, 2024
Advancing Women, Peace, and Security through Security Cooperation in NATO
Commentary by Courtney Clarksen, Tyler McAnally, and Kathleen McInnis — July 12, 2024
Left to Shoulder the Worries of AI
Commentary by Jose M. Macias III, Audrey Aldisert, and Benjamin Jensen — June 3, 2024
Project Hope: Improving Maternal Health in Sierra Leone
Transcript — March 21, 2024
2023 Women, Peace, and Security Strategy: A Conversation with Rachel Vogelstein
Transcript — March 15, 2024