Havana Syndrome: What We Know Now

The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)'s Center for the Study of Intelligence and Nontraditional Warfare hosted a special one-day conference dedicated to unraveling the truth and implications of the Havana Syndrome.

This conference brought together medical and national security experts, investigators, and actual victims of the syndrome to examine the AHI attacks and consider what the national security community should learn from these incidents.

We will examine the critical questions:

• What happened? Defining the clinical and operational reality of Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI).
• How did it happen? Assessing the competing theories—from directed energy attacks to environmental factors.
• What are the national security implications? Analyzing the impact on personnel, trust, and U.S. operations abroad.
• What lessons should be learned? Determining the necessary changes in threat detection and personnel care.

The United States Government has not officially named a culprit nor determined the causes of AHI. The FPRI conference will delve into this issue to consider what the national security community should learn from these incidents.

For relevant background on this complex issue, we encourage you to read this article: Havana Syndrome: The History Behind the Mystery