Captain Jenny Ström, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla in the Swedish Navy, joins Kathleen at the Halifax Forum to discuss her previous roles.

President of the Las Vegas Raiders, Sandra Douglass Morgan, joins to discuss the rise of women in the NFL and more.

Ambassador Kelly Currie, former Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, joins SWSP to discuss discovering the genocide in China against the Uyghur community.

Kathleen McInnis spoke with Captain Erin Williams, Commanding Officer, USCG Activities Far East, United States Coast Guard, at the 2022 Halifax International Security Forum.

Kamila Sidiqi, an Afghan entrepreneur and former government official, joins SWSP to discuss the resilience of Afghan women in the country today, and more.

Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Enoh T. Ebong joins us to discuss her role and priorities at USTDA and more.

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson joins us to discuss the global fight against organized crimes and drug trafficking, including the trafficking of women.

Dr. Kathleen McInnis sat down with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO.

Maryna Baydyuk, Assistant Research Professor at Georgetown University, and co-founder of United Help Ukraine, joins us to discuss non-lethal resources for Ukrainian defense and more.

Lisa Kaplan, the founder of Alethea, a company designed to help organizations navigate the new digital reality and protect themselves against disinformation, joins us to discuss the current landscape of the information space.

Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, discussed her priorities in the State Department, including her work on arms control, and the power of diplomacy.

Dr. Mara E. Karlin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities talks about the newly released 2022 National Defense Strategy.

Honorable Erin C. Conaton, former Under Secretary of the Air Force joins us to discuss her time on the Hill and in the Pentagon.

On November 1, the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program hosted CISA Director Jen Easterly for a conversation on the future of U.S. cyber and infrastructure security.

The Smart Women, Smart Power podcast is taking a fall break this week to refresh and recharge. We’ll see you next week!

We sat down with President of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) Amy Gilliland for a conversation on the importance of prioritizing mental health in the workplace.

Emily Harding, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow of the International Security Program, sat down with the Honorable Celeste Wallander, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, for an update on Russia’s operations in Ukraine.

Chief Warrant Officer Five (CW5) Phyllis J. Wilson joins us for a discussion on her participation on the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Strategic Studies Group.

Ambassador Kristen Silverberg, President and COO of the Business Roundtable and former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, explored the many roles – formal and informal – business leaders play in international affairs.

Smart Women, Smart Power sat down with Elizabeth King, Majority Staff Director for the Senate Armed Services Committee to discuss her role on the Hill over the years.

The Smart Women, Smart Power podcast is taking a break this week to refresh, recharge and get ready for an exciting lineup of guests this fall.

Host Kathleen McInnis sat down with the Honorable Anita Anand, Canadian Minister of National Defence.

We sat down with Lara Seligman, a defense reporter at POLITICO, to discuss her fruitful career in journalism and her experience reporting on the fall of Afghanistan in 2021.

Kathleen McInnis sat down with Shelly O’Neill Stoneman, Senior Vice President of Government Relations for BAE Systems, Inc, for a conversation on her incredible career.

Erin Clancy, Public Policy Manager for Strategic Response Policy at Meta and Kathleen discussed Erin’s involvement in rescuing the White Helmets out of Syria in 2018.