According to a new study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies by the end of 2012 Asian defense spending will exceed that of all European countries for the first time in decades.
Singapore is at the vortex of what we are calling the Strategic Quadrangle in the Pacific
Ukraine is positioned at the East-West vortex.
Chinese and North Korean behavior has its impact.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are the two most influential of the stans having the largest land mass and population in Central Asia.
Elections have been frequent and a means to keep democracy in play.
Azerbaijan is in a dangerous neighborhood.
The European launch industry is at a turning point.
