brinkmanship
/ˈbɹɪŋkmənˌʃɪp/
pushing a dangerous situation to the edge to force concessions
brinkmanship in a sentence
“The negotiator's brinkmanship nearly collapsed the deal.”
Origin of brinkmanship
From brink + -manship, coined by Adlai Stevenson (1956)
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