Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  The Roosevelt Institution's second conference in Hyde Park, NY: 2006. Photo by Nick Bradley. 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 "Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." — Franklin Roosevelt    Kali J Rubaii School: University of California, Davis Member of: UC Davis Board of Directors Chapter Heads University of California, Davis Making Democracy Work Western Schools Policy interests: Human rights, International security, Poverty and social justice I am studying International Relations at UC Davis, focusing on Middle Eastern conflict and Human Rights. Projects: I am currently researching the impact of education on conflict resolution; my hypothesis is that a child's education has everything to do with his/her ability to problem solve as an adult. I recently returned from Tibet and am working on a presentation about the Chinese invasion, Tibetan resitance, and the role of the Buddhist church in this conflict. I am particularly interested in capitalizing on human commonalities to promote diplomacy. I am also doing research for a professor on rogue nations and deviant behavior in the international community.   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