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Maximilian Ernst

@maximilianernst.bsky.social
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Lecturer at the Military Academy of the German Armed Forces | Phd in Political Science from @bsog.be / @csds.bsky.social | Research on Asia-Pacific security & Chinese Foreign Policy | Book on China's Coercion in the Asia-Pacific Region

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Maximilian Ernst @maximilianernst.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Great news: My book "China's Coercion of States in the Asia-Pacific Region" published with @routledgebooks Asian Security Studies Series, received an affordable paperback. Applying #neorealism & #wedgestrategies, it explains how #China divides adversary #alliances. www.routledge.com/Chinas-Coerc...
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China's Coercion of States in the Asia-Pacific Region: Balancing and Wedge Strategies in the Context of Sino-American Competition
This book explains why China chooses to coerce Asia-Pacific regional states, despite the risk of such actions creating a backlash and complicating its strategic calculus. China’s coercion of neighbori...
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Maximilian Ernst @maximilianernst.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
China spaltet gegn. Allianzen durch Anreize und Druckmittel. Vor dem Hintergrund der zunehmenden Verflechtung des euro-atlantischen und indo-pazifischen Theaters #Ukraine #Taiwan & De-Priorisierung Europas in der Strategie der #USA, werden auch europäische Staaten ins Fadenkreuz von #China geraten.
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Maximilian Ernst @maximilianernst.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
How does #China view President Lee Jae-myung? Beijing sees President Lee as opportunity to re-engage #SouthKorea on trade & security, and reduce US influence over Seoul. China supports Lee's ambition to improve relations with #DPRK to maintain stability in the region and mitigate #Russia's influence
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Maximilian Ernst @maximilianernst.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Available as hardback and eBook 11feb25: China's Coercion of States in the Asia-Pacific region. The book provides in-depth analysis, based on balance of power theory and wedge strategies, to explain why and how China employs coercive measures against regional states www.routledge.com/Chinas-Coerc...
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Maximilian Ernst @maximilianernst.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
In two weeks, my new book will be published. It explains why China employs coercive measures against regional states despite the political backlash that such coercion brings with it. Can be purchased under below link; will ship after February 11: www.routledge.com/Chinas-Coerc...
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China's Coercion of States in the Asia-Pacific Region: Balancing and Wedge Strategies in the Context of Sino-American Competition
This book explains why China chooses to coerce Asia-Pacific regional states, despite the risk of such actions creating a backlash and complicating its strategic calculus. China’s coercion of neighbori...
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