Aliona Hlivco Contributes to POLITICO Expert Roundup on the Future of the Global Order

Aliona Hlivco, Founder and CEO of the St. James’s Foreign Policy Group, has been featured among leading international experts in POLITICO Magazine discussing how the world may evolve amid growing uncertainty in the transatlantic alliance and the rules-based international system.

In the expert roundup, which examines the implications of a shifting global order and the role of middle powers, Aliona emphasised that European states “must learn to stand on their own two feet,” arguing that greater strategic autonomy should be pursued without abandoning the liberal democratic values that have underpinned Western cooperation since the Second World War.

Her contribution highlights the importance of calm, pragmatic leadership as Europe adapts to geopolitical disruption, while reaffirming that freedom, human rights and the rule of law should remain the foundation of the emerging international system.

The feature brings together 17 experts analysing how middle powers could respond to foreign policy shifts that are casting doubt on the future of NATO and the transatlantic partnership.

Read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/27/post-nato-middle-powers-expert-roundup-00748549?utm_content=politico/magazine/Politics&utm_source=flipboard