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WASHINGTON — President Hu Jintao of China is coming to town Tuesday, and American officials say President Obama will be taking a far more assertive stance as he greets his biggest global economic rival.
Unveiled on Wednesday by Nissan's president, Carlos Ghosn, the 2002 Altima has a chiseled front end and high rear deck, giving it a far more assertive appearance than the bland version now on sale.
Under King Salman and his son, Riyadh has turned away from its traditionally cautious and timid foreign policy toward a far more assertive, ambitious, hyper-nationalist and often impulsive preference for throwing Saudi weight around, as witnessed by the brutal war in Yemen and the blockade of Qatar.
BRUSSELS — European foreign and defense ministers agreed on Monday to use naval forces to intercept and disrupt ships used by smugglers of migrants from North Africa, a far more assertive attempt to combat the swelling migration crisis that has led to thousands of deaths at sea.
Relations have soured since Xi became president in early 2013 and began pushing a far more assertive and nationalistic foreign policy, notably in the South China Sea where Beijing has sought to affirm its rights over disputed territory through a controversial artificial island building campaign.
Without Iraq as a counterweight, Iran is far more assertive now, even though the potential transformation of the region has put Iran on the defensive.
Yet while his views may be close to those of his political mentor and predecessor, President Kim Dae Jung, particularly on the issue of engaging with North Korea, political analysts agree that everything suggests that at a minimum he will be far more assertive.
If the Department of Education were seeing a material, financial loss with loan defaults, they likely would be far more assertive about the reasons NOT to raise the loan limits...and this would provide a critical check on the process.
Mrs. Clinton's aides said that, with Mr. Lazio now nominated, the first lady would become far more assertive in stressing the differences between the two candidates on a host of issues.
