Brinksmanship

:For the similarly titled novel, see Brinkmanship
Brinksmanship was a foreign policy strategy in which a or parties pushed their interactions to the point of conflict in the hopes of gaining the upper hand.
In 2365, Data explained that in brinksmanship, how a power was perceived mattered more than their actual ability; thus, the fearsome reputation of the Zakdorn for strategic genius had deterred anyone from testing them in combat. Worf discounted their reputation, feeling that without being tested, it was useless. ()
In 2366, Jean-Luc Picard described brinksmanship as a dangerous game, following 's encounter with the Romulans. () 
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