Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 50 assertive 48 assertiveness 47 increasingly assertive 47 confrontational stance 44 hawkish stance 44 hardline stance 43 conciliatory tone 43 militaristic 43 bellicose rhetoric 42 bellicose 42 nuclear ambitions 41 conciliatory 41 authoritarian 41 hawkish 41 stance 41 saber rattling 40 confrontational tone 40 nationalistic 39 posture 39 softly softly approach 39 belligerence 38 hardline 38 Cold War mentality 38 pragmatic 38 unilateralism 38 intransigent 37 uncompromising stance 37 pragmatism 37 subtly 36 unilateralist 36 authoritarianism 36 escalating tensions 35 wariness 35 détente 35 multilateralism 35 nationalist sentiment 35 strident 35 realpolitik 35 detente 35 postures 35 punitive measures 34 diplomacy 34 Blogging Analytics forums 34 nationalism 34 confrontational 34 hegemonic 34 authoritarians 34 hardliners 34 authoritarian rule 34 Korean Peninsula 34 democratic reforms 34 breakaway regions 34 businesslike approach 34 diplomatic overtures 33 conciliatory gesture 33 interventionist 33 shaky truce 33 populist rhetoric 33 sportier 33 anti Americanism 33 antagonistic 33 paternalistic 33 authoritarian regime 33 geopolitical 33 nuclear deterrence 33 authoritarian rulers 33 conciliatory gestures 33 assertively 33 multilateral diplomacy 33 pre emptive strikes 33 isolationist 33 rapprochement 33 multi polar 33 nuanced 33 geopolitics 33 attitudes 33 militarist 33 stances 33 ambivalent 33 muscle flexing 32 imperial ambitions 32 territorial concessions 32 easing tensions 32 unilateral sanctions 32 attitude 32 pliant 32 diverging 32 ambivalence 32 Islamism 32 hard liners 32 territorial disputes 32 deferential 32 individualistic 32 UNSC 32 stridently 32 posturing 32 atomic ambitions 32 disputed islands 32 democratic ideals 32 bellicosity 32 Islamist militancy