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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Investments in the Future: Reversing the Dire State of Maternal Nutrition
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?
Critical Questions by Anita Kirschenbaum , Zane Swanson , and Caitlin Welsh — April 14, 2023


Technology as a Driver of Gender Equality and Peace
Commentary by Abigail Edwards , Alexis Day , and Erol Yayboke — March 8, 2023
Past Events

The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems: An Armchair Discussion with Dr. Lauren Phillips and Dr. Vanya Slavchevska

Beyond America’s Coastline: A Conversation with Admiral Linda L. Fagan, 27th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

Innovation & Leadership in Defense and Security

Three Years Later: A Conversation with Gayle E. Smith, the CEO of the ONE Campaign, on Covid-19

Rethinking Humanitarian Aid: A Conversation with Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA

Military Deterrence in an Era of Strategic Competition: A Conversation with HON Christine E. Wormuth, 25th U.S. Secretary of the Army

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

Press Briefing: Analyzing the 2022 National Defense Strategy
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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

China’s Recent Headlines
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding and Bonny Lin — February 10, 2022

The Power of Bipartisanship
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — January 26, 2022

The 2022 Defense and Security Outlook
Podcast Episode by Christine Brazeau , Rose Butchart , Catrina Doxsee , Devi Nair , Suzanne Spaulding , and Makena Young — January 13, 2022

Goodbye 2021, Hello 2022: Same Challenges Ahead?
Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding , Katherine E. Bliss , and Marti Flacks — December 15, 2021

