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brinkmanship

brink·man·ship [ bríngkmən shìp ] or brinks·man·ship [ bríngksmən shìp ]


noun 
Definition:
 
strategic risk-taking: the practice, especially in international relations, of taking a dispute to the verge of conflict in the hope of forcing the opposition to make concessions

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