# NYU Global Research Prof. Ian Bremmer reacts to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's resignation

1 Faculty News November 24, 2014 ![Business Insider logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/business%20insider%20logo.jpg?itok=0MJSCdPh)>

Excerpt from [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/bremmer-chuck-hagel-wasnt-given-a-chance-2014-11) -- "'Once the secretary of defense post became primarily about policy (as opposed to managing the bureaucracy and keeping the budget under control), Hagel was a challenge for the Obama administration,' Bremmer wrote in an email. 'It's true that he wasn't a good fit for that job, but he also wasn't given a chance — they needed clear policy alignment, and pushed him out.'"

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