He said that "an aggressor nation" or extremist group could cause a national catastrophe, and that he was reacting to increasing assertiveness and technological advances by the nation's adversaries, which officials identified as China, Russia, Iran and militant groups.
Possibly, young children solve peer problems with bully behaviour while children's experiences, increasing assertiveness, and changes in capabilities and social skills might result in more adequate problem solving skills at older ages [ 43].
Japan last month defined China as its main military concern, citing Beijing's increased assertiveness in the East and South China Seas.
Writing for Mix, Sarah Benzuly commented on Higgins' increased assertiveness with her second album and compared her to Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morissette.
In a vivid display of increasing assertiveness against the president, the Democratic side of the House rose to its feet in applause when Mr. Bush made what he intended to be a conciliatory reference to the defeat of his Social Security proposal last year.
Dorothy Sue Cobble, a labor relations professor at Rutgers, said the maritime alliance's push to cut labor costs was an example of increased assertiveness among employers at a time when unemployment remains high and many unions are struggling.
"But China's increased assertiveness in the South China Sea has really sharpened the Vietnamese mind and prompted Vietnam to probably move faster with the US than it might have otherwise".
Many Americans fear this growth, given the uncertainty about China's military objectives and China's increasing assertiveness, especially in the Pacific region, and its voracious appetites for energy and natural resources (which the United States shares).
But there is a context: an increasing assertiveness in global economic and diplomatic affairs by Chinese leaders.
Party leaders have been alarmed by the increasing assertiveness of the domestic and the foreign news media.
With China's rise and increasing assertiveness, Mr. Abe has been leading Japan to become a more full-fledged military ally of the United States.
