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Sonja van den Ende

Sonja van den Ende is an independent journalist from the Netherlands who has written about Syria, the Middle East, and Russia among other topics. She writes for several news outlets and studied Journalism and English (BA), and has also done a study in Global Media, War and Technology (BA). She is currently based in Moscow, Russia, covering the Special Military Operation and before that the war in Syria.
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The United Kingdom appears intent on escalating tensions with Russia, positioning itself as a significant adversary.


Empires are collapsing—like the European Union—and the global hegemony of the West, including that of the U.S., is crumbling.


Tempi turbolenti ci attendono nell’UE, con disordini e rivoluzioni, scrive Sonja van den Ende.


Turbulent times await us in the EU, with unrest and revolutions, Sonja van den Ende writes.


Sono tempi molto turbolenti e, sfortunatamente, stiamo già assistendo al collasso dell’Europa, scrive Sonja Van den Ende.


Very turbulent times are ahead, and unfortunately, we are already seeing Europe collapse, Sonja van den Ende writes.


The EU is pursuing foolish policies that put it on the losing side of history, with disastrous consequences for ordinary Europeans.


The multipolar world has become a reality — and for former colonial powers like Britain, this transition proves particularly painful.


Ukrainian drug cartels grow richer and more powerful. Expanding production, they are finding new markets in Western Europe.


Examples of EU leaders show that at least some of them may be lying and cheating because they are on drugs, most likely cocaine, a plausible explanation.