CLSC Experts

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Purpose & Mission
Established in January 2024, the China Landpower Studies Center is intended to be an approachable organization. It will tackle the complex and pressing questions about China’s emergence as a global power and its implications for the US military. It will provide senior leaders and practitioners with a better understanding of the strategies, capabilities, and the integration of the PLA into the CCP’s campaign to turn the rules-based international order to its advantage. Further, the Center will share insights and recommendations for developing better deterrence strategies and campaigns for the United States and our allies.

CLSC Experts

Richard D. Butler Colonel, U.S. Army Director, China Landpower Studies Center

COL Richard D. Butler

Director, China Landpower Studies Center
Colonel Butler served as the Director of the Commanders Action Group and the Strategy and Policy Chief at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command before moving to South Korea to assume duties as the Alliance Plans Chief. He currently leads the China Landpower Studies Center, responsible for understanding PLA strategies, capabilities, and development to inform Army, joint, and combined strategies and campaigns. Read his full bio.

Joshua Arostegui, Chair, China Landpower Studies Center

Joshua Arostegui

Chair, China Landpower Studies Center
Mr. Arostegui is the Chair of China Studies and Research Director of the China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC) at the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute. Mr. Arostegui’s areas of expertise and primary research topics include Chinese strategic landpower, People’s Liberation Army joint operations, and Indo-Pacific security affairs. Read his full bio.

AWC Experts

Sheena Greitens

Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Visiting Associate Professor of Research in Indo-Pacific Security with the China Landpower Studies Center. Read her full bio.

Albert Lord

Brian Carlson

Dr. Brian Carlson

Research Professor of Indo-Pacific Security Studies at SSI, focusing primarily on the China-Russia relationship.

Jake Vartanian

Military Analyst, Land Power and Warfare for the China Landpower Studies Center, Strategic Studies Institute

Andrew Erickson

Affiliate from China Maritime Studies Center (CMSI) at the Naval War College.

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