Dr. Alexandra Sitenko

Biography

I am a political analyst and researcher specialising in Eurasian geopolitics, Russia’s relations with the Global South and the transformation of the international order. My work focuses on how shifting power dynamics, connectivity, and emerging partnerships are reshaping international relations in the 21st century.

Currently, I work as an external analyst on global security for the Institute for Theology and Peace in Hamburg, support the Departmernt of International Relations of the University Halle-Wittenberg as Associate Fellow and collaborate with think-tanks in Germany and internationally. I also speak regularly at academic conferences and lead seminars and workshops on Eurasian geopolitics, BRICS, and Russia’s relations with Latin America/Global South.

My analysis has been featured or quoted in Routledge’s Advances in International Relations and Global Politics, Der Spiegel, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Berliner Zeitung, Deutsche Welle, Radio Free Europe, France 24, CNN, and El Comercio Perú.

My perspective is shaped by both personal and academic experience across different regions of the world. Born and raised in Kazakhstan and now based in Germany, I hold a PhD in Global Studies and have conducted extensive research in Latin America and post-Soviet Eurasia since 2012. My work examines international affairs through multiple geopolitical and cultural lenses, combining strategic analysis with insights from realism, constructivism and social psychology.

Previously, I worked as political curator for the academic and debate platform te.ma, where I coordinated discussions and research on Russia’s war against Ukraine and its broader implications for Europe and the international system.