What is needed now is the sort of aggressive diplomacy and international coalition building that the Bush administration typically disdains.
The two countries were drawn together by shared fears over Soviet military strength and the Kremlin's aggressive diplomacy.
"We're all ready for a little aggressive diplomacy here, General, if the circumstances call for it."
"More aggressive economic diplomacy would have allowed the European Union to defend its interests better," it said.
They support an aggressive foreign diplomacy against Armenia and Greece.
With tensions mounting, Germany turned to aggressive diplomacy as well.
Mr. Clinton ran for President on a promise of more aggressive economic diplomacy, and the Japanese trade surplus is the most prominent target.
The only way we can get that is through aggressive diplomacy.
The United States aimed to "contain" communism through both aggressive diplomacy and interventionist policies.
But with the support of newly aggressive American diplomacy, the war was ended.