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 | cyber | gender | Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) | killer robots
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.
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.
Recent Publications:
- “Correlates of state-sponsored cyber conflict” and "In search of human rights in multilateral cybersecurity dialogues," Routledge Handbook of International Cybersecurity, edited by Eneken Tikk and Mika Kerttunen, London: Routledge, 2020
- "Cyber Security - A Team Sport" editorial, "News in Brief", and "A new 'Women in Cyber' fellowship has a big impact on the OEWG," Cyber Peace and Security Monitor, Vol. 1, No. 7, Reaching Critical Will, February 18, 2020.
- “A whole lot of unpacking going on” editorial, ATT Monitor, Vol. 13, No. 2, Reaching Critical Will, February 11, 2020.
- “Finding purpose” editorial, Cyber Peace & Security Monitor, Vol.1 No. 6, Reaching Critical Will, February 10, 2020.
- "New Opportunities to Reduce Human Suffering" and "Implementing the CSP5 Decisions on Gender and Gender-Based Violence," ATT Monitor Vol. 13, No. 1, Reaching Critical Will, February 3, 2020
- "Breaking Silos, Building Community," Cyber Peace and Security Monitor vol. 1, no. 5, Reaching Critical Will, December 9, 2019.
- "The Value of Multi-Stakeholderism," Cyber Peace and Security Monitor vol. 1, no. 4, December 2, 2019.
- "Armed Drones" First Committee Monitor, vol. 17, no. 5, November 4, 2019.
- "Converging Agendas: Global Norms on Gender, Small Arms, and Development" in "Gender-responsive Small Arms Control: A Practical Guide," Small Arms Survey, October 25, 2019.
- "Cyber," First Committee Monitor, vol. 17, no. 3, October 21, 2019.
- "Cyber," First Committee Monitor, vol. 17, no. 2, October 14, 2019.
- "States commit to take political action on explosive weapons at Vienna Conference," First Committee Monitor, vol. 17, no. 1, October 7, 2019.
- "Not Starting From Scratch Means Building on Humanitarian Disarmament," Cyber Peace and Security Monitor, vol. 1, no. 3, September 16, 2019.
- "Capacity, Confidence-Building, and Consultation - The Work of the OEWG Begins," Cyber Peace and Security Monitor, vol. 1, no. 2, September 11, 2019.
- "Opportunity and imperative: can a new UN working group on cyber security bring security for all?" Cyber Peace and Security Monitor, vol. 1, no. 1, September 9, 2019.
- "Turning from the final report to implementation, let’s make the ATT a treaty that save lives, (with Ray Acheson)" ATT Monitor vol. 12, no. 9, August 30, 2019.
- "The Meaning of Implementation," ATT Monitor vol. 12, no. 7, August 29, 2019.
- "What will- and won't- be discussed at CSP5," ATT Monitor vol. 12, no. 4, August 26, 2019.
- “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.