| David Mamet's cinematic creations are often stylized portraits of greed, betrayal and brinksmanship. |
| After all, brinksmanship is a time-honoured Russian game, and waiting only strengthens Russia's ability to extract concessions. |
| The U.S. may have maneuvered past the fiscal cliff and has put off debt-ceiling brinksmanship. |
| The debt-ceiling brinksmanship and government shutdown are pure Republican enterprises. |
| Another GOP member familiar with the leadership comments on this brinksmanship scenario for both sides. |
| But it could be also interpreted as further brinksmanship, designed to hurriedly solve its food and oil shortages. |
