Marlene Heine completes her Master's degree in War & Conflict Studies at the University of Potsdam. She is a scholarship holder of the Chair of Military History's sponsoring association. Previously, she worked at the Heinrich Böll Foundation, in its Foreign and Security Policy Department. Her research explores how military capabilities are translated into political discourse and how military deployments and troop movements can be evaluated.
In early January 2026, a video of Kenyan Francis Ndung’ Ndarua went viral on social media. In the video, Ndarua is seen with an anti-tank mine strapped to his chest. Russian soldiers had ordered him to storm the Ukrainian front line as a human “can-opener” under humiliation, with racist slurs (CN…
Main question: How does intensified immigration enforcement under Trump affect the U.S. economy and corporate behaviour? Argument: Expanded detention, infrastructure growth, and public enforcement generate political gains but create economic friction for labour-dependent industries. Conclusion: T…
