brinksmanship
Noun
Meaning
brinksmanship (usually uncountable, plural brinksmanships)
Alternative form of brinkmanship
Synonyms
Examples
Brinksmanship: One party aggressively pursues a set of terms to the point at which the other negotiating party must either agree or walk away.
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has jumped on the political brinksmanship bandwagon by putting a teensy condition on a bill, creating a 72-hour waiting period on assault weapon purchases: Bring back the death penalty abolished in 2011.
Secretary of State Dulles' brinksmanship on behalf of Chiang twice led the U.S. to the brink of nuclear war with China on his behalf in 1955 and 1958 over Matsu and Qemoy, two small islands off the coast of China.
The Chinese, our biggest creditor, are now openly talking about the need to 'de-Americanize' international affairs because of the constant brinksmanship by U.S. politicians over the possibility of a debt default.