brinkmanship
noun [uncountable]the activity, especially in politics, of getting into a situation that could be very dangerous in order to frighten people and make them do what you want 边缘政策（刻意进入极其危险的处境，以恐吓并驯服人民） engaged in a deadly game of political brinkmanship 参与一场致命的政治边缘政策游戏