Since the end of the Cold War, a dramatic decline in overall defense authorizations has led both the U.S. aerospace industry and that of Europe to undergo extensive consolidation -- a trend that has led in turn to a significant growth in cross-border business relationships. Yet while...

The purpose of this review is to give an insight into the development of space activities in the CIS countries and cooperation between them in this sphere, particularly:• to review the current status of the space industry (governmental agencies, space programmes, ongoing projects, and...

Germany and China are attractive investment locations. Despite some successful reciprocal take-overs, transactions often fail. There are a number of reasons for this, including different political and legal systems, cultural differences, and financial hurdles, which this volume makes accessible...