# In an op-ed, NYU Global Research Prof. Ian Bremmer discusses President Obama's Foreign Policy

1 Faculty News June 19, 2014 ![Reuters logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030503.jpg?itok=0OAgrDF0)>

Excerpt from [Reuters](http://blogs.reuters.com/ian-bremmer/2014/06/19/obama-isnt-the-only-one-with-a-passive-aggressive-foreign-policy/) -- "America and China are the world’s two major powers, with the largest economies and militaries. The stakes are high for them to practice what they preach on foreign policy: their words and actions influence the global economy, as well as the behavior of allies and enemies. The problem: Xi Jinping and Barack Obama want to have their foreign policy cake and eat it, too. For both leaders, international engagement isn’t top of mind: they want to downplay their global leadership roles in order to focus on more pressing concerns at home."

[Read more](http://blogs.reuters.com/ian-bremmer/2014/06/19/obama-isnt-the-only-one-with-a-passive-aggressive-foreign-policy/)

Additional coverage appeared on [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/bremmer-obama-foreign-policy-2014-6).