2009 - Review of the Year

A year of huge impact with tsunamis ripping through the world's collective political and social conscience, tearing some communities and lives apart, while at the same time real progress has been forged towards change, the first steps of the way towards an international community that speaks with one voice and feels with one heart. We take a look at the stories which shaped our year.

Each country has its memories of 2009, some of them happy, others tragic and the events in some States had a huge impact on the hearts and minds of the international community. The national story with an international impact has to be the election of President Obama, while A H1N1 spells a chilling reminder to us all of how vulnerable we are...

Barack Obama: A new window is opened

The inauguration of the Presidency of Senator Barack Obama has to be the main story on the political agenda of the year. While elected President of the United States of America, due to the tremendous influence his nation has around the world, the shock waves are bound to reach each and every shore. While his Health Care Reform is bound to have a profound impact on the lives of the citizens of the USA, making healthcare accessible to all, his new approach of listening and building bridges, mending fences and respecting other nations, not talking down and riding roughshod over them is a very welcome new chapter in the diplomatic history of the United States of America, an intelligent and wise policy from an articulate and polished man with a true vision and unusually precise insight.