The phrase "a more confrontational posture" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an attitude or approach that is more aggressive or assertive in nature, often in discussions or negotiations.
Example: "In recent debates, the politician adopted a more confrontational posture, challenging his opponents more directly than before."
Alternatives: "a more aggressive stance" or "a more assertive approach".
Either approach would signal a more confrontational posture by declaring a part of the Iranian military a terrorist operation.
All of this is cause for concern that, no matter who wins in November, U.S.-Russia relations are drifting toward a more confrontational posture.
After those negotiations failed in the summer of 2011, Obama adopted a more confrontational posture, putting forward uncompromising policy proposals and using public pressure to beat up the opposition.
The issue holds particular resonance now amid numerous reports that United Nations inspectors will state this week that Iran has moved closer to being capable of building a nuclear weapon, and as Israel has been debating a more confrontational posture toward Iran.
I'm told divisions have opened up among Democrats over how to push immigration reform forward in the House of Representatives, with some advocates urging a more confrontational posture with Republicans, while other Dems insist that such tactics could end up undercutting the already-slim-to-none chances that House Republicans will pass something that could lead to real reform.
First, the indictment clearly signals that the United States is switching from a more conciliatory stance in the last few months to a more confrontational posture.
The Obama administration faces constant pressure from labor unions to take a more confrontational stance toward China on trade.
Many in Moore's denomination would like him to adopt a more confrontational position toward Islam.
But Chinese leaders almost certainly would position themselves in a more confrontational position.
The posture represents a more confrontational approach than that of this spring, when President Obama decided not to escalate a fight over across-the-board reductions known as sequestration in an earlier budget battle with Republicans.
Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, and Lindsey Graham all leaned on the advice on the traditional G.O.P. foreign-policy establishment, which wants America to return to a more interventionist posture in the Middle East and a more confrontational approach to Russia and China.
