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brinkmanship
noun
(brink-man-ship)
the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
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propaganda
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intransigence
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belligerence
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stalemate
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diplomacy
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bluster
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adventurism
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shuttle diplomacy
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gambit
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confrontation
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negotiation
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theatrics
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statesmanship
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impasse
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intransigency
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standoff
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chicanery
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subterfuge
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demagoguery
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acrimony
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bellicosity
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realpolitik
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appeasement
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unilateralism
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opportunism
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gunboat diplomacy
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infighting
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stratagem
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obstructionism
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treachery
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charade
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deadlock
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endgame
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recklessness
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compromise
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ploy
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duplicity
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zero sum
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saber rattling
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trump card
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posturing
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upmanship
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hardball
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obduracy
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rhetoric
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oneupmanship
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maneuvering
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obstinacy
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pragmatism
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provocations
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temporizing
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detente
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doublespeak
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machinations
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triumphalism
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politicking
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vacillation
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haggling
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bickering
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wrangling
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tension
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sabre rattling
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arrogance
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hubris
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gimmickry
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psychological warfare
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doubletalk
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defiance
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petulance
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disunity
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histrionics
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sophistry
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blackmail
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cravenness
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tactic
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stubbornness
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discord
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lunacy
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sycophancy
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skullduggery
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skulduggery
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mudslinging
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prevarication
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destabilization
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kidology
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bombast
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slanging match
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partisanship
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bravado
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bloodletting
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restraint
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thuggery
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truculence
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psywar
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hyperbole
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rancor
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hotheads
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fence mending
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