brinkmanship

noun /ˈbɹɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp/

1. The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.

   uncountable

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

Where it comes from

From brink (“border, edge”) + -manship (suffix denoting expertise, involvement, or special status in an area).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry brinkmanship (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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