On November 6, Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Michelle Kholos Brooks was featured in BroadwayWorld for the premiere of her short film Veterans Day 2020. Written by Brooks, the film is an Atlantic Council partnership with Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. This cinematic celebration of military service was adapted from Brooks’ stage play War Words, which drew from interviews with members of the armed forces who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
![](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Forward-Defense.png)
Forward Defense, housed within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, generates ideas and connects stakeholders in the defense ecosystem to promote an enduring military advantage for the United States, its allies, and partners. Our work identifies the defense strategies, capabilities, and resources the United States needs to deter and, if necessary, prevail in future conflict.