Word: brinkmanship
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...even if women’s rights weren’t a pragmatic goal, it is a moral one. The United States entered Afghanistan with moral, not simply military, force. If America, or the world, sacrifices women’s rights on the alter of political brinkmanship, it will undermine its current moral high ground, high ground already heaving with the tremors of military tribunals and mass detainment of Arab residents...
...paralyze decisions. For 10 hours, the gutsy Maran took on the entire WTO until he was assured that the new issues would not be tackled for another two years. Was he intimated by the E.U. and the U.S. during the standoff? "No, I intimidated them!" Maran replied. His brinkmanship undoubtedly heralded a coming-of-age for the developing countries, which make up three-quarters of the WTO?s members. Their impact is expected to grow further with the admission at Doha of China into...
...really. Right now, there's a game of brinkmanship over when to allow the Peres-Arafat meeting, which will probably be held eventually. The roadmap of what they have to do remains in front of them, in the Mitchell Report. The international community is now simply being more forceful, saying "Just...
...Merdeka palace in Jakarta, Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid was at first relieved. "Maybe they're here to protect the palace," he said to his daughter. But when she pointed out that the tanks had swiveled their guns toward his balcony, Wahid knew that he had lost a game of brinkmanship. The security forces had switched loyalties to his Vice President, Megawati Sukarnoputri...
...tough position, threatening to call off the talks if China refused to discuss returning the plane. That's also typical of negotiations with China, even business negotiations - playing the dash-to-the-airport ruse. Sometimes they literally sign agreements at the airport. There's a lot of political brinkmanship and grandstanding here, most of it meant for domestic consumption. The plane has become a symbol for both sides to assert national dignity...