Definitions for brinkmanship
ˈbrɪŋk mənˌʃɪp; ˈbrɪŋks-brinkman·ship

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1. brinkmanshipnoun

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

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1. brinkmanshipnoun

   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.

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1. brinkmanship

   Brinkmanship is a strategy or tactic in politics, business, or international relations where one party pushes potentially dangerous events or situations to the edge or "brink" in order to achieve a favorable outcome. It involves creating a credible threat of severe consequences in order to pressure another party to back down and yield concessions. This approach carries a high risk as it could lead to an undesirable outcome or escalate to a full-blown crisis if not managed effectively.

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1. Brinkmanship

   Brinkmanship is the practice of pushing dangerous events to the verge of—or to the brink of—disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome. It occurs in international politics, foreign policy, labour relations, and military strategy involving the threatened use of nuclear weapons. This maneuver of pushing a situation with the opponent to the brink succeeds by forcing the opponent to back down and make concessions. This might be achieved through diplomatic maneuvers by creating the impression that one is willing to use extreme methods rather than concede. During the Cold War, the threat of nuclear force was often used as such an escalating measure.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brinkmanship in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brinkmanship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of brinkmanship in a Sentence

1. Dmitri Trenin:

   Fresh attempts to expose Russian ‘red line’ deterrence as hollow – whether on the ground, in the air, or at sea – would push Moscow to defend what it cannot give up without losing its self-respect, this would almost inevitably lead to clashes and casualties, which would carry the risk of further escalation. Should this happen, Russia-NATO confrontation would deteriorate literally to the point of brinkmanship, a truly bleak scenario.

2. Ilan Solot:

   This is brinkmanship. In the end, everybody will probably be sensible but there's a risk of a policy mistake. Part of the problem is both sides feel emboldened, greece is in a better economic situation than it was before ... and the government has a strong mandate from the people to change. But the EU is emboldened too because there are a lot more backstops than before, the ESM (European Stability Mechanism) is in place, and you can see the contagion is so much smaller. Spanish and Italian yields hardly moved in this crisis.

3. Ilan Solot:

   This is brinkmanship. In the end, everybody will probably be sensible but there's a risk of a policy mistake. Part of the problem is both sides feel emboldened, greece is in a better economic situation than it was before ... and the government has a strong mandate from the people to change. But the EU is emboldened too because there are a lot more backstops than before, the ESM is in place, and you can see the contagion is so much smaller. Spanish and Italian yields hardly moved in this crisis.

4. Matthew Oresman:

   This is the first time that the EU has done something so public and so aggressive. I imagine it was also coordinated in some manner with the U.S. given that NATO member forces have been involved, this is likely to have been meant as a signal to Syria and Iran - as well as the U.S. - that Europe takes sanctions enforcement seriously and that the EU can also respond to Iranian brinkmanship related to ongoing nuclear negotiations.

5. Malcolm Turnbull:

   If North Korea were to attack the United States, as they often threaten to do, there would be a conflict which would be a suicide note from North Korea’s point of view, kim Jong-un is playing a game of very, very dangerous brinkmanship.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brinkmanship
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=brinkmanship