World leaders will follow Merkel's lead in 2013

World leaders will follow Merkel’s lead in 2013

In foreign policy, there are many ways to do more with less. Policy makers can, for example, use a mix of economic leverage and coercive diplomacy to get the results they want without a conflict or a trade war. In 2013, we will surely see more of these less risky, more cost-effective tactics as US, European, and Chinese officials resist entanglements abroad to focus their attention on domestic issues, writes Ian Bremmer. But if they learnt anything from 2012, they will resist the temptation to pass off empty ultimatums as forceful foreign policy. http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/DXDNN7/A7ZW81/SPDYVR/52WF50/D5/h?a1=2012&a2=12&a3=27