While Obama has sought to cooperate internationally, he has divided domestically. If his presidency is going to be a success, Obama needs to start working with his opponents in Congress as well as those in the Middle East.

(c) jamesomalley
Welcome to The Vibe’s weekly debate! This week, President Barack Obama celebrated his first year in charge by losing a filibuster proof Senate. The Republicans and Scott Brown delivered the President the worst …

“I quite agree that even free speech must have its limits – the incitement of violence against a person or group of people being the best example of where to draw the line. However, I do not see how one’s views can be cited as a reason to deny them their right to free speech at all.”

(c) buggolo
If you think of an image of Britain in the first ten years of the 21st century, you may think of the queue of people outside Northern Rock, stretchers carrying the wounded from the …

(c) 2009 Bygon Era
If his West Point speech announcing the Afghanistan ’surge’ was very technical and specific, Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech was the opposite: philosophical and overarching, while providing a fascinating insight into …

(c) The U.S. Army
It’s been a busy month for those of us following the developments in Afghanistan. Still reeling from the embarrassment of watching a US backed candidate steal the Afghan presidential election in a …

(c) Parksy1964
Let me make it clear from the outset that I am in no way attempting to belittle or in any way detract from the enormous professionalism and bravery of our Armed Forces, who certainly …

(c) Trish Mayo
As has been well publicised, it is 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The lessons of the defeat of the Soviet Union are far reaching and more pertinent than ever …

(c) Army.mil
Few doubt the strategic importance of securing meaningful Pakistani support for the West’s campaign in Afghanistan. Widespread instability, Pakistan’s role in the opium trade and Islamabad’s ambivalent relationship to the Taliban (despite an ostensible …

(c) Chor Ip
Eight years down the road from September 11th 2001, it is hard to imagine that all that time has gone by. I’m sure we all remember that day vividly, how we found out …

(c) phespirit
Here’s some useful trivia for you: the capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe; the capital of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek; the capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent; and the capital of Turkmenistan is Ashgabat. This little cluster …

(C) futorowoman
For all the talk of 24 hour rolling media, it’s still interesting to see a news story develop merely by glancing from the headline of one newspaper to another, until the shopkeeper kindly reminds …

(c) Army.mil

When I see British soldiers fighting in any foreign countries (and recently this has meant Iraq/Afghanistan) I start throwing things at the TV screen and shouting ‘what the hell are you doing there?’ This …