Daniel Arias Rivera is a Colombian lawyer and psychologist specializing in international human rights and defense policy. He holds a master’s degree in national security and completed executive studies at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies in Washington, D.C. He previously served as a senior advisor on human rights and national security in the Colombian Presidency, overseeing policies stemming from the Peace Accords. He teaches human rights and technology policy at Andes University in Bogotá and researches security and technology policy in Latin America. He has contributed book chapters to the Superior War College (ESDEGUE) publishing house and writes regularly for La Silla Vacía, Diario La República, and Tech Policy Press.
