The premiere of “Veterans Day 2020,” written by Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Michelle Kholos Brooks and produced by Senior Fellow Steven Grundman, was featured by a variety of news outlets, theater sites, and veterans service organizations. “Veterans Day 2020” was adapted from the Brooks’ stage play “War Words,” and aired on the eponymous holiday at 4:30 p.m.
“War Words” is based on Brooks’ interviews with veterans and their families. The filmed adaptation premiering Veterans Day was produced in partnership with the Arena Stage theatre in Washington. The event is part of the Council’s Forward Defense practice, which uses the arts to help Americans better connect to and engage with US foreign defense policy and work to solve the country’s complex security issues.
The following sources have mentioned “Veterans Day 2020” and “War Words” thus far:
- BroadwayWorld
- National Association of American Veterans
- Military Times
- Army Times
- Navy Times
- Air Force Times
- Fifth Domain
- Minuteman Militia
- War Pig Apparel
Forward Defense leads the Atlantic Council’s US and global defense programming, developing actionable recommendations for the United States and its allies and partners to compete, innovate, and navigate the rapidly evolving character of warfare. Through its work on US defense policy and force design, the military applications of advanced technology, space security, strategic deterrence, and defense industrial revitalization, it informs the strategies, policies, and capabilities that the United States will need to deter, and, if necessary, prevail in major-power conflict.
