Between 2010 and 2018, Hlivco held several positions in Ukrainian regional and national politics. She was Deputy Head of the
Batkivshchyna party's Chernivtsi regional organisation, Campaign Manager in six elections, and served as Chief of Staff to MP
Olena Kondratiuk. From 2015 to 2018, she was a member of the
Chernivtsi Regional Parliament and a Senior Adviser to its Chairman. However, Ivan Muntiian, the head of the Chernivtsi Regional Council, has been served with a notice of suspicion by the
National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine in a corruption case. Regional media have also reported that she is associated with Heorhii Chernolietskyi, who, according to media reports, was involved in the illegal transportation of vehicles across the border. In 2014, Hlivco served as an official representative of former Prime Minister
Yulia Tymoshenko during the Ukrainian presidential election. She received the
Order of Merit in recognition of her support for democracy in Ukraine during the 2013–2014
Revolution of Dignity. In 2018, Aliona Hlivco disappeared from the Chernivtsi Regional Council, not appearing at meetings for several months. Later, it became known that she had emigrated to
London. After relocating to the UK, she transitioned into policy advocacy and think tank leadership. From 2023 to 2024, she was Managing Director at the Henry Jackson Society. In 2025, she founded the St. James's Foreign Policy Group, a policy consultancy focusing on European security and transatlantic relations. == In the media ==