Meaning of BRINKMANSHIP

Pronunciation:			'bringkmun`ship
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
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	See Also:		foreign policy
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		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