"confrontational towards" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to be hostile or antagonistic towards someone or something. Example: The union leader was confrontational towards the company's management during the negotiation meeting.
This reflected the influential 60s generation, when the Arab world was defensive and often confrontational towards the outside world.
He was often aggressive and confrontational towards his fellow historians, though invariably warm and encouraging in his dealings with younger colleagues.
Bluntly, Turkey is admired largely because it has been far bolder and more confrontational towards Israel than most Arab states, starting with its outspoken response to the 2008 Israeli offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Battered by al-Qaeda bombings and worried by the likely fall of Syria's pro-Shia government, a growing number of Iraqi Shias whisper that they should let the Kurds go, better to control what remains.Meanwhile Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's increasingly dictatorial prime minister, has grown more confrontational towards the Kurds.
Like many past candidates, Mr Romney has been confrontational towards China on the campaign trail, promising to label it a currency manipulator on his first day in office, which went over badly with perhaps the only segment of the electorate that is solidly pro-free trade.
After the first season, the producers made Will more confrontational towards Magnus after feeling more comfortable working with her.
These parties won support for their less confrontational stance towards China, despite their lack of appeal to many native Taiwanese.
The surprisingly bad results for the Lib Dems may well discredit Nick Clegg's confrontational approach towards Labour.
Another charge against Mr Livingstone is that his confrontational attitude towards Mrs Thatcher's government led to the demise of the GLC.
The union's reputation preceded it; it was known in Basra for taking a confrontational stance towards the occupation and for being "clean".
But he distanced himself from Mr Chen's confrontational policy towards the mainland.Mr Ma reaffirmed the "1992 consensus" with China, under which both sides agree to accept there is "one China", but differ over how to define it.
