Brinkmanship and Standoff

Brinkmanship noun - The policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety).

Standoff and brinkmanship are semantically related in conflict topic. In some cases you can use "Standoff" instead a noun "Brinkmanship".

Standoff noun - A situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other.

Brinkmanship and standoff are semantically related in conflict topic. You can use "Brinkmanship" instead a noun "Standoff".