Deploying reality against Putin
The administration is countering Russian disinformation on Ukraine
THE INTERNET, microchips and semiconductors are all products of American defence spending during the cold war. Another, less well-known, is a school of social psychology that President Joe Biden has drawn on heavily in recent weeks. It has been evident in his administration’s remarkable openness with intelligence in both its diplomacy and public messaging on Ukraine.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Reality against Putin”
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