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John M. Deutch

John M. Deutch

International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

 

Experience

John M. Deutch is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served as Director of Central Intelligence from May 1995–December 1996. From 1994–1995, he served as Deputy Secretary of Defense and served as Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology from 1993–1994. John Deutch has also served as Director of Energy Research (1977–1979), Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Technology (1979), and Undersecretary (1979–1980) in the United States Department of Energy.

In addition, John Deutch has served on the President's Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee (1980–1981); the President's Commission on Strategic Forces (1983); the White House Science Council (1985–1989); the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (1990–1993); the President's Commission on Aviation Safety and Security (1996); and the President's Commission on Reducing and Protecting Government Secrecy (1996). He currently is a member of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (1997) and the Chairman of the President's Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (1998). Dr. Deutch serves as director for the following publicly held companies: Ariad Pharmaceutical, Citicorp, CMS Energy, Cummins, Raytheon, and Schlumberger Ltd.

Dr. Deutch has been a member of the MIT faculty since 1970 and has served as Chairman of the Department of Chemistry, Dean of Science, and Provost. Dr. Deutch has published over 120 technical publications in physical chemistry, as well as numerous publications on technology, international security, and public policy issues.

 

 

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2009

AP Photo

March 30, 2009

"The Real Afghan Issue Is Pakistan"

Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal

By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School and John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Mr. Obama took a giant step beyond the Bush administration's "Afghanistan policy" when he named the issue "AfPak" -- Afghanistan, Pakistan and their shared, Pashtun-populated border. But this is inverted. We suggest renaming the policy "PakAf," to emphasize that, from the perspective of U.S. interests and regional stability, the heart of the problem lies in Pakistan.

 

2008

AP Photo

September 12, 2008

"Priority Energy Issues"

Testimony

By John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

John Deutch, MIT professor and member of the Belfer Center’s Board of Directors and International Council, testified on September 12, 2008 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources’ Senate Energy Summit on the importance of taking several simultaneous energy-related actions to achieve a sustainable future.

Deutch noted that the U.S. economy is not meeting the three great energy challenges the country faces – moving away from a petroleum based economy, reducing CO2 emissions, and managing foreign policy consequences of energy dependence.  He proposed seven priority actions the country should take - ranging from establishing a charge for greenhouse gas emissions to expanding the use of commercial nuclear power.

 

2006

November 15, 2006

Aye, Spy

Op-Ed, New York Times

By John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

 

 

May 10, 2006

Biomass Movement

Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal

By John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

 

 

January 30, 2006

A Plan for Nuclear Waste

Op-Ed, Washington Post

By John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

 

2005

July 15, 2005

Time to Pull Out. And Not Just From Iraq.

Op-Ed, New York Times

By John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

 

 

April 13, 2005

Research Worth Fighting For

Op-Ed, New York Times

By John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project

Research and development activities, known as the "technology base" program, are a vital part of the United States defense program and must be adequately funded.

 

2003

July 2003

The Future of Nuclear Power: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study

Report

By John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and John P. Holdren, Director and Faculty Chair (on leave), Science, Technology and Public Policy Program

From the July 29, 2003 MIT press release: A distinguished team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard released today what co-chair Dr. John Deutch calls "the most comprehensive, interdisciplinary study ever conducted on the future of nuclear energy." The report maintains that "The nuclear option should be retained precisely because it is an important carbon-free source of power."

 

2000

September 2000

Strengthening the National Security Interagency Process

Book Chapter

By John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Dr. Arnold Kanter, General Brent Scowcroft and Chris Hornbarger

Chapter in Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future

 

1998

November / December 1998

Catastrophic Terrorism: Tackling the New Danger

Journal Article, Foreign Affairs, issue 6, volume 77

By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities, John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program

Carter, Deutch, and Zelikow addresses the threat of Catastrophic Terrorism in Foreign Affairs.

 

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