Brinkmanship

/ˈbɹɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp/

Synonyms for "brinkmanship" (67 found)

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Noun(2 words)
coercive diplomacydangerous posturing

Strong matches (20)

daredevilrydaredeviltrydaringdetentedeterrencediplomacydiplomaticdiplomaticsdollar diplomacydollar imperialismeisenhower doctrineexpansionismfire-eatingflirting with deathfoolhardinessforeign affairsforeign policyforwardnessgoing for brokegood-neighbor policy

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Noun(5 words)
hard bargaininghigh risk bargaininghigh stakes diplomacyreckless brinkmanshiprisk diplomacy
harebrainednessimperialisminternationalismisolationismmanifest destinymilitarismmonroe doctrinenationalismneocolonialismneutralismnixon doctrinenonresistanceopen dooropen-door policypeace offensivepeaceful coexistenceplaying with firepreparednesspresumptionpresumptuousness
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shirt-sleeve diplomacyshuttle diplomacysphere of influencespheres of influencethe big sticktough policytruman doctrineworld politics

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diplomatic strategydiplomatic tacticforeign policyforeign policy tacticnegotiation tacticstrategic behavior

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3 entries
economic brinkmanshipmilitary brinkmanshipnuclear brinkmanship

Collocations

6 entries
brinkmanship strategydiplomatic brinkmanshipeconomic brinkmanshipmilitary brinkmanshipnuclear brinkmanshippolitical brinkmanship

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In the United States, Adlai Stevenson criticized the willingness of John Foster Dulles to threaten atomic war in confronting the Soviet Union; such military brinkmanship, he said, could eventually lead to annihilation of both countries.

Source: tatoeba (3854075)

A frosty east-west relationship led to a sort of brinkmanship where both NATO and Russia flew military aircraft close to the other side's frontiers or even deliberately made brief incursions into the other side's airspace, either to test air defence capabilities or as part of a pattern of intimidation or coercion.

Source: tatoeba (3854076)

It's time to stop this brinkmanship.

Source: tatoeba (6200033)

The diplomat accused the other nation’s leader of brinkmanship for refusing to redeploy the troops along their nations’ shared border.

Source: wiktionary

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