Allison Pytlak
Program Manager, Reaching Critical Will, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
twitter: @a_pytlak
email: allison [dot] pytlak [at] wilpf [dot] org
phone: (212) 682 1265
Program Manager, Reaching Critical Will, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
twitter: @a_pytlak
email: allison [dot] pytlak [at] wilpf [dot] org
phone: (212) 682 1265
Arms Trade Treaty | Drones | Cyber | Gender
Allison Pytlak is a Program Manager in the disarmament program of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She has nearly a decade of experience working in arms control and disarmament with direct participation in several prominent international advocacy campaigns. She most recently held the post of Policy and Advocacy Specialist with Control Arms, where she played a key role in the organization’s successful work to see the adoption of an international Arms Trade Treaty. Pytlak received a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree, also in International Relations, from the City University of New York where her research focused on cyber security. She has published on conflict and security issues, as well as the role of civil society in multilateral affairs. She is an adjunct fellow of the Niskanen Centre researching cyber repression of human rights.
Recent Publications:
Allison Pytlak is a Program Manager in the disarmament program of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She has nearly a decade of experience working in arms control and disarmament with direct participation in several prominent international advocacy campaigns. She most recently held the post of Policy and Advocacy Specialist with Control Arms, where she played a key role in the organization’s successful work to see the adoption of an international Arms Trade Treaty. Pytlak received a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree, also in International Relations, from the City University of New York where her research focused on cyber security. She has published on conflict and security issues, as well as the role of civil society in multilateral affairs. She is an adjunct fellow of the Niskanen Centre researching cyber repression of human rights.
Recent Publications:
- “It's time to get serious about gender-based violence,” ATT Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 12, No. 2, April 2, 2019.
- “Getting There, One Way or Another,” (No. 1), CCW Report, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 7, No. 1-5, March 2019."
- Editorial: From Making it Binding, to Making it Work," ATT Monitor Reaching Critical Will, Jan 29, 2019.
- "Solving the Rubik's cube: what's next for norms in cyber space," Forum on the Arms Trade Looking Ahead 2019 Blog Series, Dec 27, 2018.
- “Safeguarding peace in cyber space,” see pdf First Committee Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 1, Oct 8, 2018.
- “Action, Transparency, Trust,” (No.5), ATT Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 11 No. 1-5, August 2018.
- "Inside the Theatre of the Absurd—The Final Day of RevCon3," (No. 6), Small Arms Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 10 No. 1-6, June 18-July 3, 2018.
- "Moving into the final," (No.5) Allison Pytlak and Ray Acheson, Small Arms Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 10 No. 1-6, June 18-July 3, 2018.
- "The world deserves better than the lowest common denominator," (No.4), Small Arms Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 10 No. 1-6, June 18-July 3, 2018.
- "What are we doing here, the reasons for the Review Conference," (No. 3), Small Arms Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 10 No. 1-6, June 18-July 3, 2018.
- "What does it take to make a difference?" (No.2), Small Arms Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 10 No. 1-6, June 18-July 3, 2018.
- “Keeping the UNPoA relevant,” (No. 1), Small Arms Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 10 No. 1-6, June 18-July 3, 2018.
- "Transparency and universalisation—double-edged swords?," ATT Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 11 No. 4, Aug. 23, 2018.
- "From Recognition to Action: Making the ATT Work," ATT Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 11 No. 3, Aug. 22, 2018.
- "A Look Back to Move Forward,” ATT Monitor, Reaching Critical Will, Vol. 11 No. 2, Aug. 21, 2018.
- "Editorial: Inside the Theatre of the Absurd—The Final Day of RevCon3," Small Arms Monitor, Vol. 10 No. 6, July 3, 2018.
- "Editorial: Keeping the UNPoA relevant," Small Arms Monitor, Vol. 10 No. 1, June 18, 2018.
- "Lethal [Autonomous] Weapon," CCW Report, Reaching Critical Will Vol. 6, No. 4, 12 April, 2018.
- "Still in Pursuit of the Unizonk," CCW Report, Reaching Critical Will Vol. 6, No. 3, 11 April, 2018.
- "Two Sides, One Coin," CCW Report, Reaching Critical Will Vol. 6, No. 2, 10 April, 2018.
- "Running on a treadmill," Reaching Critical Will, Small Arms Monitor, Vol. 9, No 2, March 22
- "Editorial: Let's set the stage for real review," Reaching Critical Will, Small Arms Monitor, Vol. 9, No 1, 19 March, 2018.
- First Committee Monitor, volumes I, II, III, IV, V, Final Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6.
- "The humanitarian impact of drones" (editor), Reaching Critical Will, Oct 2017.
- "Sliding into norm erosion," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 6, Sept 18.
- "News in Brief," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 5, Sept 15.
- "Out of the shadows and into reality," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 4, Sept 14.
- "News in brief," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 3, Sept 13.
- "A turn to substance? Yes please," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 2, Sept 12.
- "Is the Arms Trade Treaty saving lives?", Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 1, Sept 11.