Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  New Haven youth and Roosevelt Fellows team up to talk about tough issues at the Yale chapter-sponsored youth forum Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats." — Teddy Roosevelt    Brian J Ellison School: American University Member of: Center on International Relations Contact info: Contact Email:  brian.ellison(AT)american.edu Policy interests: Energy, International security   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359