brinkmanship
General noun
The strategy of pushing a dangerous confrontation to the verge of catastrophe in order to force concessions.
His nuclear brinkmanship rattled allies who feared a miscalculation could tip the region into war.
Law noun
The tactic of pushing a confrontation to the edge of collapse to extract concessions.
Last-minute brinkmanship nearly wrecked the settlement an hour before the hearing.
Business noun
Pushing a dispute to the edge of collapse to force concessions.
Their brinkmanship nearly killed a deal both sides wanted.
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