Institute of Political Science

Maximilian Ohle, M.A.

Maximilian Ohle is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Political Science since October 2019. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Passau in European Studies and his Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Public Policy from the Zhou Enlai School of Government at Nankai University Tianjin, People’s Republic of China. He also did internships at the Centre for German Studies of the European Humanities University in Vilnius, Lithuania, and at the Department of International Relations of the Odessa Regional Institute of Public Administration.

His PhD project analyses the secessionist acts in Moldova and Georgia through the lens of hierarchy and rational bargaining models, specifically considering the engagement with Russia and the EU.

Research Interests

  • Sino-Russian relations
  • Russia’s relations with the former Soviet republics
  • Russia-EU relations
  • International security in East Asia
  • Nuclear proliferation
  • Hierarchy in international relations

Publications

  • Zhaoying Han, Richard J. Cook and Maximilian Ohle. (2019). “The Thucydides Trap on the Korean Peninsula: So Why Won't the USA and China Get Caught?” The Journal of Chinese Political Science 24(1): 105-127. DOI: 10.1007/s11366-018-09595-7.
  • Maximilian Ohle, Richard J. Cook, Zhaoying Han and Rysbek Mamazhanov. (2019). “Caught in the Middle: What Is Bishkek's Hedging Stratagem?” Contemporary Eurasia 8(1): 45-62.
  • Richard J. Cook, Maximilian Ohle, Zhaoying Han and Srdan M. Jovanovic. (2019). “Bridging the Theorist-Practitioner Gap in IR: What are the Risks and Benefits?” Korean Journal of International Studies 17(2): 103-131.
  • Richard J. Cook, Maximilian Ohle and Zhaoying Han. (2019). “Bargaining Interactions Reconsidered: The Korean Peninsula Nuclear Crisis through the Lens of Hierarchy.” The Pacific Review. Published online. DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2019.1651759.
  • Maximilian Ohle, Richard J. Cook and Zhaoying Han. (2020). “China’s Engagement with Kazakhstan and Russia’s Zugzwang: Why Is Nur-Sultan Incurring Regional Power Hedging?” Journal of Eurasian Studies. Accepted, but not published yet.