American diplomats Robert D Blackwell and Richard Fontaine directly addressed Asia's importance to the US and the West in their recent book 'Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power', pointing to Asia accounting for 60% of the world's population, 3 of the top 5 economies, 40% of global GDP, 41% of total global exports, 37% of total imports, half of the world's military personnel, 6 of the top 10 military powers, 5 of the 9 nuclear armed nations, and 6 of the top 10 carbon emitters