Dr. Alexandra Sitenko
Independent Political analyst and Researcher based in Berlin. I offer analysis, research and consultig related to: geopolitics, global peace and security order, strategic partnerships in foreign policy. Regional focus: Latin America, post-Soviet Eurasia, BRICS+. Working languages: German, English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese.
Biography
Global peace and security is entering a period of multiple disruptions that will require political, military, economic and cultural transformation. The challenge is to find ways out of escalation and to build the future international relationships based on trust and cooperation that we need to solve global challenges such as climate change and global inequality.
We need innovative approaches and multiple perspectives. My personal and professional background allows me to look at global issues through the lens of different actors: the post-Soviet space (born and raised in Kazakhstan), Western countries (living in Germany) and the Global South (degree in Latin American Studies, research experience in Latin America).
After completing my Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies in Germany in 2013, my passion has been the analysis of international relations and geopolitics with a regional focus on Latin America and post-Soviet Eurasia. I've paid particular attention to the relations between Russia and the Global South. In my subsequent doctoral thesis I analyse the development of strategic partnerships between Russia and Latin American countries (Brazil, Ecuador, Cuba) in the 21st century using a multidimensional geopolitical analysis model.
As a certified peace mentor, I am curious to explore the role of identities, perceptions and emotions in international relations. My research typically combines both rational (realism) and emotional (constructivism and social psychology) approaches to analysing international conflict situations and possible solutions.
Until recently, I worked as a curator of politics for the academic and discussion platform te.ma, presenting research and political controversies on Russia's war against Ukraine and its implications for European and global affairs to a wider audience. Currently, I support the Institute for Theology and Peace in Hamburg as an external analyst and researcher on global security and work with public and private sector clients in Germany and beyond to provide international relations, geopolitics and security analysis. I also appear as a speaker at international conferences. You can watch my commentaries on Deutsche Welle or read them in Der Spiegel and El Comercio. I've served as reviewer for the journal International Affairs.
