The diplomacy of sanctions, ostracism, and brinkmanship has failed resoundingly.

If Putin's dangerous brinkmanship is to be stopped, Western leaders will need to find a way to initiate strategic cooperation with Russia.

We're on the brink of war.

Pessimists and skeptics have plenty to point to in Iran s long record of obstruction and brinkmanship in addressing legitimate international concerns about its nuclear programs.

Breathtaking brinkmanship and 11th hour decision making leaving all bystanders wondering whether this time the cart might in fact go over the cliff?

Côte d'Ivoire is still balancing on the brink that is the unpleasant reality that all actors involved in trying to manage the crisis are faced with.

Balancing the Technocrats

Turkey s Balancing Act

Balancing the World s Imbalances

This invites both sides to play a game of brinkmanship.

There was a well founded fear that an all out war with Turkey was imminent.

More riots erupted and the region was on the brink of civil war.

But in Haiti we have a country in crisis, a country that was virtually threatened with civil war.

Over the past half century the world has come to the brink of nuclear war many times.

Some of the Middle East s most important players are increasing the risks of confrontation because they have either lost a proper feeling for their regional and international environment, or seek to increase their own political power through provocation and brinkmanship. Netanyahu s short sighted reluctance to give up settlements and occupied territory threatens Israel s long term interest to reach a fair settlement with the Palestinians.

Some of the Middle East s most important players are increasing the risks of confrontation because they have either lost a proper feeling for their regional and international environment, or seek to increase their own political power through provocation and brinkmanship.

Today, Iraq may be on the verge of civil war between Shiites and Sunnis.

On March 21, 1861, Stephens gave his famous Cornerstone Speech in Savannah, Georgia.

On the verge of civil war, Iraq just announced a restructuring of its foreign debt.

While the country is on the brink of (possibly) going to war again after the failed referendum, the President wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

As the King left the country with a greatly reduced force, the kingdom seemed to be on the verge of civil war.

How do you introduce the concept of running to a nation that is constantly at the brink of war?

I'm incredibly on edge.

The French and English intervened in favor of the Swedes and the situation was again teetering on the edge of a major conflict.

Farther east, Afghanistan is suffering its second decade of violent conflict, while Pakistan seems to be chronically on the brink of war, civil war, or social breakdown.

However, she was never in a position to control the country as a whole, which was on the brink of civil war.

Is Mexico Disintegrating?

The company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

The company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Shotter, D. C. A.

The town is on the verge of falling.

We're only just holding it together.

Those who believe that Ahmedinejad is a bluffer and a buffoon who would pull back from the brink may be fundamentally misreading his psychology.

She is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Kashmir is still on edge.

The man was on the brink of death.

He was just on the verge of going to sleep.

She was on the verge of killing herself.

The country's economy is about to collapse.

Tom is on the verge of dying.

She passed the test by the skin of her teeth.

Tom was almost in tears.

Tom was close to tears.

Netcom was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Christianity is on the verge of a Copernican Revolution.