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.

Russia’s Operations in Ukraine: A Conversation with ASD Celeste Wallander
The CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative hosted a conversation with ASD Celeste Wallander and Emily Harding to assess Russia’s operations in Ukraine.
Transcript — October 3, 2022

The Overturn of Roe v. Wade Raises Fundamental Questions for the Department of Defense
Critical Questions by Kathleen McInnis — July 25, 2022

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

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

2022 CSIS-DINSN U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership Celebration

Press Briefing: Analyzing the 2022 National Defense Strategy

Looking Ahead: U.S. and Lithuania’s Strategic Cooperation

#NAFO and Winning the Information War: Lessons Learned from Ukraine

Russia’s Operations in Ukraine: A Conversation with ASD Celeste Wallander

Towards Inclusive & Equitable Workplaces — Women in National Security

A Conversation with Ambassador Kristen Silverberg, President and COO of Business Roundtable

Book Event: America’s Great-Power Opportunity
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2022 CSIS-DINSN U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership Celebration
Event by Hadeil Ali , Nicole Breland Aandahl , Asha Castleberry-Hernandez , and Symone D. Sanders-Townsend — January 26, 2023

Press Briefing: Analyzing the 2022 National Defense Strategy
Event by Seth G. Jones , Max Bergmann , Emily Harding , Tom Karako , Mark F. Cancian , and Kathleen McInnis — October 27, 2022

Looking Ahead: U.S. and Lithuania’s Strategic Cooperation
Event by Kathleen McInnis , Max Bergmann , and Laurynas Kasciunas — October 17, 2022

Russia’s Operations in Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Emily Harding and Kathleen McInnis — October 12, 2022

#NAFO and Winning the Information War: Lessons Learned from Ukraine
Event by Kathleen McInnis , Seth G. Jones , Emily Harding , Matt Moores (USMC, Ret) , and Iuliia Mendel — October 5, 2022

Figuring Out What the World Will Look Like in 2030-2050
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — October 5, 2022

Russia’s Operations in Ukraine: A Conversation with ASD Celeste Wallander
Event by Kathleen McInnis and Celeste Wallander — October 3, 2022

Russia’s Operations in Ukraine: A Conversation with ASD Celeste Wallander
Transcript — October 3, 2022

Towards Inclusive & Equitable Workplaces — Women in National Security
Event by Kathleen McInnis , Hadeil Ali , Emily Perkins , Elana Aquino , and Princess Bazley-Bethea — September 26, 2022

Business Leaders and International Affairs: A Conversation with Ambassador Silverberg
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — September 26, 2022
