Examples of 'brinkmanship' in a sentence

Meaning of "brinkmanship"

Brinkmanship - a strategy or approach in negotiations or international relations where one party pushes dangerous situations to the brink to force the opposition to back down
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  • 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.

How to use "brinkmanship" in a sentence

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We do not have the luxury to engage in brinkmanship.
We believe this is brinkmanship through absence.
Your father wrote the book on brinkmanship.
So the brinkmanship sells weapons.
Also show a pattern of once and brinkmanship.
This brinkmanship is no accident.
Hell of a game of brinkmanship you play.
This invites both sides to play a game of brinkmanship.
Brinkmanship is a dangerous game.
We decided to meet for our discussion of global brinkmanship at.
What started as simple brinkmanship on a Supreme Court nominee.
It should not be sacrificed on the altar of fanaticism and brinkmanship.
In the nuclear field we see more brinkmanship than statesmanship.
Obtain it somehow and we can put an end to this absurd brinkmanship.
Budget brinkmanship in Congress must end.

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Nuclear energy is a brinkmanship.
This type of brinkmanship has become standard operating procedure on Capitol Hill.
They both sort of liked this kind of brinkmanship with each other.
Two million Palestinians in Gaza can not be held hostage to political grandstanding and brinkmanship.
The nuclear brinkmanship since then has reminded some observers of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Apparently we are to try our hand at a game of Brinkmanship.
Brinkmanship between the Eurozone and the IMF.
Russia is playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship in Syria.
Brinkmanship is the ostensible escalation of threats to achieve one 's aims.
The US is playing a dangerous game of nuclear brinkmanship.
Likewise, in both games brinkmanship may result in a global war.
Find out why Foley is so willing to engage in this brinkmanship.
Brinkmanship is an old idea, but not such an old word.
The NPT is too crucial to be subjected to this type of diplomatic brinkmanship.
Brinkmanship is the ostensible escalation of threats in order to achieve one 's aims.
This is not a time for Iraq to be practising the diplomacy of brinkmanship.
The diplomacy of sanctions, ostracism, and brinkmanship has failed resoundingly.
The World Trade Organization was created to prevent exactly this kind of bluffing and brinkmanship.
For brinkmanship to be effective, the sides continuously escalate their threats and actions.
The Cuban missile crisis is the ultimate moment of nuclear brinkmanship.
Brinkmanship aside, Perry believes there is an opening for talks.
Mutual assured destruction Brinkmanship.
Negotiations and brinkmanship over finances are common in the lead-up to Olympic hockey tournaments.
It is not an act of statesmanship, but one of brinkmanship.
This means continued military brinkmanship in the Asia Pacific region, and a likely confrontation with China.
However, progress should be a matter of commitment rather than brinkmanship.
That 's just brinkmanship.
She is using a very immoderate language on television, almost welcoming a war, welcoming brinkmanship.
Jordan! Hell of a game of brinkmanship you play.
The New York Times calls it shrewd strategic maneuvering, an example of impeccable political brinkmanship.
The frequent mentioning of the R2P was brinkmanship for future wars.
The problem with brinkmanship is that, sometimes, one does go over the brink.
Karl! Find out why Foley is so willing to engage in this brinkmanship.
It 's nuclear brinkmanship.
Brinkmanship - Patricia 's pretty good at that.

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