Soviet-Era Pseudoscience Lurks behind 'Havana Syndrome' Worries
Dodgy studies and fantastic claims have long powered a belief in devious Russian brain weapons, from mind control to microwave devices
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Dodgy studies and fantastic claims have long powered a belief in devious Russian brain weapons, from mind control to microwave devices
Former Kremlin advisor Sergei Karaganov recently called for Russia to launch limited nuclear strikes to bring the war in Ukraine to a favorable conclusion. Even if Karaganov’s ideas are only Russian disinformation, their publication illustrates a need for Moscow, Washington, and Brussels to plan for a de-escalation of hostilities that does not include nuclear weapons.
Moscow’s fixation on regime security and the interaction between domestic and foreign policy has been continually highlighted across the past decades and currently continues apace.
Russia has achieved far less via cyber warfare in Ukraine than many Western observers expected. Many aspects of Moscow's approach to cyber operations have been misunderstood and overlooked.