Brinkmanship definition

Brinkmanship

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WordNet

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

WiktionaryText

Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point.

The diplomat accused the other nation's leader of brinkmanship for refusing to redeploy the troops along their nations' shared border.