Word: brinkmanship
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...they're alarmed that the hypothetical threat posed by rogue states appears to have superseded the concerns of the world's other major nuclear power in Washington's thinking. If Moscow believes nuclear parity is threatened, it may be no more receptive to the take-it-or-leave it brinkmanship of the GOP leaders than to the soothing salesmanship of a lame-duck Bill Clinton...
...Tokyo and Seoul have pursued a policy of coaxing Pyongyang away from belligerence by offering economic incentives, such as energy and food aid in exchange for nuclear nonproliferation. But that has also created a bargaining framework for North Korea, which has periodically raised the temperature through bouts of military brinkmanship when it feels it's being short-changed. The historic summit in June, if it takes place, will certainly shift the North-South relationship onto a new plane. But the hungry North will likely expect its pound of flesh. Still, judging by the 5 percent bounce on the South Korean...
They'll need to be alert as well. Hanky-panky aside, Scandalmongers is a devilishly constructed entertainment about political warfare, legal brinkmanship and assassination by quill pen. The cast includes Aaron Burr and such FFs as Thomas Jefferson and Jameses Monroe and Madison. But the sharpest focus is on two churlish characters from early American journalism...
...that by threatening unilateral withdrawal, but that could get Barak into trouble if Hezbollah starts firing rockets directly into Israel." Which may be why Israel has been reluctant to strike too hard in Lebanon for fear of hampering a resumption of talks with Syria. But while the high-stakes brinkmanship between Israel and Syria continues, Hezbollah is more than happy to accrue the spoils...
...always been an easy proposition, peace between Israel and Syria would have happened decades ago. So while Monday's announcement indefinitely postponing the resumption of negotiations in Washington this week may be a setback, it wasn't entirely unexpected. "Some brinkmanship and posturing at this early stage was inevitable," says TIME Middle East bureau chief Scott MacLeod. "These two countries have been at each other's throats for a half century, and, if anything, they'd have had a hard time selling their own people a quick deal that involves making concessions. They need to make whatever deal they reach...