Laura Varella
Manager, Reaching Critical Will (website)
email: [email protected]
Bluesky: @lauravarella.bsky.social
LinkedIn: Laura Varella
Manager, Reaching Critical Will (website)
email: [email protected]
Bluesky: @lauravarella.bsky.social
LinkedIn: Laura Varella
gender | killer robots | explosive weapons in populated areas | Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) | CCW
Laura Varella is the Manager of Reaching Critical Will. She conducts advocacy and research on a wide range of disarmament issues, including nuclear weapons, autonomous weapons systems, explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA), and gender. She also monitors and reports on multilateral disarmament fora. Varella has a background in international human rights law.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the State of São Paulo and a LL.M in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.
Laura Varella is the Manager of Reaching Critical Will. She conducts advocacy and research on a wide range of disarmament issues, including nuclear weapons, autonomous weapons systems, explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA), and gender. She also monitors and reports on multilateral disarmament fora. Varella has a background in international human rights law.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the State of São Paulo and a LL.M in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.
Recent publications:
- "Editorial: Artificial Intelligence Will Not Bring Us Peace,” "AWS Diplomacy Report," Vol. 3, No. 1, Reaching Critical Will, June 22, 2026.
- “Gendered Impacts of the Militarisation of Data-Intensive Systems,” Reaching Critical Will, June 2026.*
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