brinkmanship

/ˈbɹɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp/

Etymology

From brink (“border, edge”) + -manship (suffix denoting expertise, involvement, or special status in an area).

noun

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