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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Welcome, Dr. Kathleen McInnis!
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding and Kathleen McInnis — May 4, 2022

A Conversation with the Honorable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence of Canada
Event by Kathleen McInnis and The Honourable Anita Anand, MP — April 28, 2022

Rebuilding Public Trust in the Courts
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — April 20, 2022

A Conversation with Dr. Stacey Dixon, PDDNI
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding and Nina Easton — April 15, 2022

Digital Crimes, Democracy, and Diversity in Cyber
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — March 30, 2022

Cyber Defense on an International Stage
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — March 23, 2022

Gender-Climate-Security Nexus
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — March 16, 2022

A Conversation with the Honorable Michèle Flournoy
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — March 10, 2022

The Life of a Diplomat
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — March 2, 2022

The Gravity of Cybersecurity
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — February 23, 2022
