Brinkman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brinkman is a noun meaning One who advocates for brinkmanship.
Meaning
One who advocates for brinkmanship.
Example Sentences
It compels the 'brinkmen' to realise that, if they seek to make war on the Soviet Union, they cannot count on cooperation from Britain or France, and probably not from Western Germany.
The Syrian force was pulled back quickly and with reportedly heavy losses, but it stayed around long enough to remind the world that the Syrians are still the biggest blusterers and brinkmen in the Middle East.
The brinkmen Kennan abhorred were supreme realists, and if "the assumption that state behavior is a fit subject for moral judgment" is baseless, then anything, even the realism of atomic blackmail, would be permissible.
Word Forms
- brinkmen
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