Contact Dr Pete Ito
- Email: p.ito@cranfield.ac.uk
Background
Dr. Ito earned a Bachelors degree in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley, a Juris Doctor (law) degree and a Masters degree in International Affairs from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a PhD in Defence and Security from Cranfield University. Pete worked for 25 years as a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. State Department. He served in Seoul, South Korea; Copenhagen, Denmark; Bonn and Berlin, Germany; The Hague, The Netherlands and Washington, D.C. His primary focus was political affairs, particularly defence and security policy.
Current activities
Dr. Ito has served as a lecturer in defence acquisition since 2008. He is the director of the Programme and Project Management MSc course. He also serves as the Academic Leader on the Capability and Acquisition training course. Dr. Ito runs the Financial Military Capability (Advanced) course and delivers the International Dimensions of Defence Acquisition and Foundations of Programme and Project Management modules on the Defence and Security Programme. He has previously undertaken various research projects in the area of defence acquisition and has contributed to a number of published articles. He has written a book chapter on Baltic military assistance programmes.
Publications
Conference Papers
- Moore DM, Ito P, Young S, Burgess K & Antill PD. (2011). The Impact of U.S. Export Control and Technology Transfer Regime on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Project - A UK Perspective
- Moore DM, Young S, Ito P, Burgess K & Antill PD. (2010). US export controls and technology transfer requirements - a UK perspective
- Ito P, Moore D, Antill P, Young S & Burgess K. Implications for the U.S. of Anglo-French Defense Cooperation
Books
- Moore DM, Antill PD, Smith JCD & Ito P. (2014). Austerity and the Current Challenges in the Defence Environment In Moore D & Antill P (eds), Case Studies in Defence Procurement & Logistics (One, Volume II: From Ancient Rome to the Astutue Class Submarine). Cambridge Academic.
- Ito P. (2013). Baltic military cooperative projects: a record of success In Lawrence T & Jermalavicius T (eds), Apprenticeship, Partnership, Membership: Twenty Years of Defence Development in the Baltic States. International Centre for Defence Studies.
- Antill PD & Ito P. (2011). Case 2.5 Multi-National Collaborative Procurement – The Joint Strike Fighter Programme In Moore DM(ed.), Case Studies in Defence Procurement and Logistics - Volume I: From World War II to the Post-Cold War World (1st). Cambridge Academic Press.
