Calli Obern

Calli Obern, Master's in International Policy ('22)

Calli Obern

  • Master's in International Policy Class of 2022

Biography

Calli Obern is pursuing her Master’s in International Policy at Stanford University, specializing in energy, natural resources, and the environment. Calli is also a research fellow with Ecospherics, an advisory firm on environmental and national security issues and has researched Chinese investments in Asia at Stanford. Previously, Calli managed US-China dialogues on climate and energy at the Aspen Institute. Calli received a B.A. from Occidental College in 2016, where she studied Diplomacy and World Affairs and Mandarin Chinese. In her free time, Calli enjoys running, singing karaoke, practicing foreign languages, and playing Euchre, the best Midwestern card game.

publications

Commentary
June 2022

The EU’s Carbon Border Tax Could Hurt Developing Countries

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Commentary
August 2021

America Must Closely Watch the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

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In The News

Students from the FSI community gather for a teach-in about the Ukraine conflict at the McFaul residence in Palo Alto, CA.
Blogs

Students Find Solidarity and Community Amidst the Conflict in Ukraine

Four students from the FSI community share their thoughts on the conflict in Ukraine, its implications for the world, and the comfort and solidarity they have felt in communing with one another at Stanford.
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