brinkmanship.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
The diplomat accused the other nation's leader of brinkmanship for refusing to redeploy the troops stationed along their nations' shared border.
Where this word comes from
From brink (“border, edge”) + -manship (suffix denoting expertise, involvement, or special status in an area).
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