Brinkmanship Definition & Meaning

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Brinkmanship

Brinkmanship Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Brinkmanship? [n] the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Brinkmanship: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Brinkmanship: adventurousness \| appeasement \| audaciousness \| audacity \| balance of power \| boldness \| coexistence \| colonialism \| compromise \| containment \| courage fou \| courting disaster \| daredevilry \| daredeviltry \| daring \| detente \| deterrence \| diplomacy \| diplomatic \| diplomatics \| dollar diplomacy \| dollar imperialism \| Eisenhower Doctrine \| expansionism \| fire-eating \| flirting with death \| foolhardiness \| foreign affairs \| foreign policy \| forwardness \| going for broke \| good-neighbor policy \| harebrainedness \| imperialism \| internationalism \| isolationism \| manifest destiny \| militarism \| Monroe Doctrine \| nationalism \| neocolonialism \| neutralism \| Nixon Doctrine \| nonresistance \| open door \| open-door policy \| peace offensive \| peaceful coexistence \| playing with fire \| preparedness \| presumption \| presumptuousness \| shirt-sleeve diplomacy \| shuttle diplomacy \| spheres of influence \| the big stick \| tough policy \| Truman Doctrine \| world politics See Also \| foreign policy

Brinkmanship Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brinkmanship?

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

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