As the global crisis of capitalism deepens, political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic are finding themselves to be a hostage to events: pulled and pressured by powerful forces beyond their control, as the status quo crumbles around them.

Netanyahu’s latest reckless bid to pull the United States into a full-blown regional war has exposed Trump’s contradictory position on the world stage. In this article, Alan Woods analyses the world situation in wake of the Israel-Iran war.

With his sledgehammer approach to the political and economic status quo, President Trump is unleashing chaos upon the world order. In this article, Adam Booth analyses the decline of the dollar as the world’s currency, and its implications for capitalism as a whole.