#58 Kallberg and Hamilton on POWs in a Digital World

<p>During this episode, <a href= "https://cyber.army.mil/Research/Research-Team/Kallberg/">Prof. Jan Kallberg</a> and <a href= "https://www.westpoint.edu/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/profile/stephen_hamilton"> COL Stephen Hamilton</a> of the <a href= "https://cyber.army.mil/">Army Cyber Institute</a> return to the Cognitive Crucible and discuss prisoner of war (POW) considerations in the digital world. After Jan recaps his recent article, <a href= "https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/03/great-power-wars-americans-could-again-become-pows/172964/"> In Great Power Wars, Americans Could Again Become POWs</a>, the conversation covers the will to fight, cognitive preparation of the battlefield, and ways the enemy might harvest information about service members in advance to identify exploitable information. Both Jan and Stephen give some policy suggestions, as well.</p> <p><a href= "https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-58"> <strong>Link to full show notes and resources</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Guest Bios</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Jan Kallberg is an Assistant Professor in Political Science with the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy, and a Research Scientist with the Army Cyber Institute at West Point.  Before joining the Army Cyber Institute at West Point, he was a researcher with the Cyber Security Research and Education Institute, the University of Texas at Dallas, and an Assistant Professor with Arkansas Tech University. Dr. Kallberg earned his Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas and holds a J.D. from the University of Stockholm.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">COL Stephen Hamilton is a Cyber officer and former Information System Management officer and former Signal officer. He has held numerous command and staff assignments at the tactical and operation unit levels as well as with the Joint Staff. Stephen is currently the Technic