Synonyms for brinkmanship
ˈbrɪŋk mənˌʃɪp; ˈbrɪŋks-brinkman·ship

Princeton's WordNet

1. brinkmanshipnoun

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

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1. 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.

2. Kim Hong-kyun:

   It's upsetting that the United States is employing brinkmanship in negotiations with a key ally, which shows eroding trust in the alliance built on shared values.

3. Nupur Lala:

   Now it has brinkmanship, and things you wouldn't see before - an 8-year-old spelling a German or polysyllabic word that I've never heard of.

4. Ian Kearns:

   A dangerous game of military brinkmanship is now being played in Europe, if one commander or one pilot makes a mistake or a bad decision in this situation, we may have casualties and a high-stakes cycle of escalation that is difficult to stop.

5. 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.