brinkmanship

== English == === Etymology === From brink (“border, edge”) +‎ -manship (suffix denoting expertise, involvement, or special status in an area). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪŋk.mənˌʃɪp/ Hyphenation: brink‧man‧ship === Noun === brinkmanship (usually uncountable, plural brinkmanships) (chiefly politics) 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. [from mid 1950s] ==== Usage notes ==== Refers especially to the threat of nuclear weapons / nuclear war. ==== Alternative forms ==== brinksmanship ==== Derived terms ==== brinkman (back-formation) ==== Related terms ==== brinksman ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== chicken (“game of dare”) gamesmanship one-upmanship === References === === Further reading === brinkmanship on Wikipedia.Wikipedia