Lexicon of Politics: Day 8
And don't forget to catch the President's press conference at 9:45 AM today!!
blinkmanship n. the art of diplomatic negotiations which cedes no ground until the other side backs down from a position.
1962 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI) (Dec. 13) 6:
Blinkmanship is an even chancier game than Brinksmanship. Blinksmanship...is attributed to Dean Rusk, Secretary of State. During the crux of the Cuban crisis Rusk is reported as saying, via-a-vis the U.S.-Russian position, "Were eyeball to eyeball and I think the other fellow just blinked."
From the Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
blinkmanship n. the art of diplomatic negotiations which cedes no ground until the other side backs down from a position.
1962 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI) (Dec. 13) 6:
Blinkmanship is an even chancier game than Brinksmanship. Blinksmanship...is attributed to Dean Rusk, Secretary of State. During the crux of the Cuban crisis Rusk is reported as saying, via-a-vis the U.S.-Russian position, "Were eyeball to eyeball and I think the other fellow just blinked."
From the Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
posted by Boz at 6:40 AM
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