Good work on the background, Rhymer. You now have my full attention. 

Not to burden you with anything else, but what have the Far Eastern Powers been upto? As in, China, the Koreas and Japan. Are they significant in any way? Or did America's collapse crash their economies? Also, what of India and the Middle East? Are they big players?

Sorry for asking the pesky questions, I'm just trying to imagine this world in my head. What I'm seeing looks good, it really does, but if we could just fill in those blank spots it'll be perfect :)