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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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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.


Dissent is growing. Citizens are awakening to the totalitarian reality of an EU where they have no voice.


Europe’s future is uncertain: governments rise and fall annually, and Orbán’s “two tribes” narrative suggests looming civil strife or revolts against the EU’s technocratic authoritarianism.


The critical question is whether Sandu will take such a suicidal gamble – for both her country and herself.


Humanity remains doomed to repeat its gravest errors when it forgets its past.


Fascism has resurged in Europe, with neo-Nazis masquerading as nationalists – most notably in Ukraine, where a far-right regime tightens its grip.