brinkmanship

noun
🔊/ˈbrɪŋkmənʃɪp/
🔊/ˈbrɪŋkmənʃɪp/
(North American English also brinksmanship
🔊/ˈbrɪŋksmənʃɪp/
🔊/ˈbrɪŋksmənʃɪp/
)
[uncountable]
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  1. the activity, especially in politics, of getting into a situation that could be very dangerous in order to frighten people and make them do what you want边缘政策(刻意进入极其危险的处境,以恐吓并驯服人民)
    • engaged in a deadly game of political brinkmanship进行致命的政治边缘化游戏
    Topics Politicsc2