: Observers have described Russian nuclear posturing as a "bold brinkmanship game" intended to force Western concessions.
What is Brinkmanship? Brinkmanship is a strategy where one party pushes a dangerous situation to the —the "brink" of disaster—to force an opponent to back down or make concessions. brinkmanship
: To achieve an advantageous outcome by making the opponent believe you are willing to risk everything rather than yield. : Observers have described Russian nuclear posturing as
: US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles popularized the term in the 1950s, arguing that the "ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art". Modern Geopolitics : brinkmanship