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ぎわせいさく 瀬戸際政策
Noun
1. brinkmanship
Wikipedia definition
2. BrinkmanshipBrinkmanship (often misused as brinksmanship) is the practice of pushing dangerous events to the verge of—or to the brink of—disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome. It occurs in international politics, foreign policy, labour relations, and (in contemporary settings) military strategy involving the threatened use of nuclear weapons. This maneuver of pushing a situation with the opponent to the brink succeeds by forcing the opponent to back down and make concessions.
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