| David Mamet's cinematic creations are often stylized portraits of greed, betrayal and brinksmanship. |
| But in the federal arena, belligerents on both sides are escalating their brinksmanship. |
| But it could be also interpreted as further brinksmanship, designed to hurriedly solve its food and oil shortages. |
| After all, brinksmanship is a time-honoured Russian game, and waiting only strengthens Russia's ability to extract concessions. |
| The point is that the oil and water of logorrheic brinksmanship and the drive towards hidden universals can coexist. |
| The U.S. may have maneuvered past the fiscal cliff and has put off debt-ceiling brinksmanship. |
