brinkmanship

Noun

Meaning

the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bluff edge politics nationalism confrontation pretending containment brink bonfire deterrence internationalism precipice bluster buffoonery strategy
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Antonyms

center static extinguish anguish quench

Hypernyms

foreign policy

Examples

People like me who were engaging in brinkmanship with the party economic bosses and the open dissidents who were being arrested were pursuing a common goal in different ways. Václav Klaus

We hear the Secretary of State boasting of his brinkmanship - the art of bringing us to the edge of the abyss. Adlai Stevenson II

BIPARTISAN brinkmanship has come to the fore following the long-awaited release of the Abbott government’s Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper … Source: Internet

That is why both sides will have to think hard and fast with regard to the brinkmanship they are maintaining over this agreement. Source: Internet

His warning came after Boris Johnson told European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen that the EU must 'significantly' shift its stance on fishing, for an agreement, as the brinkmanship continued. Source: Internet

See further R. Thakur 1989 (October), "Creation of the nuclear-free New Zealand: brinkmanship without a brink," Asian Survey 29: 919–39. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

brinkman Brinkmann Brinkmann coordinates brinkmate Brinkmeyer brinksman