Brinkmanship
Brinkmanship is a Star Trek: Typhon Pact novel written by Una McCormack. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
The Venette Convention has always remained independent, but it is about to become the flashpoint for a tense military standoff between the two power blocs now dominating interstellar space – the United Federation of Planets and the recently formed Typhon Pact. The Venetan government turns to the Typhon Pact's Tzenkethi Coalition for protection in the new order, and has agreed to allow three of their supply bases for Tzenkethi use. But these bases – if militarized – would put Tzenkethi weapons unacceptably close to Federation, Cardassian, and Ferengi space.

While Captain Ezri Dax and the crew of the USS Aventine are sent to investigate exactly what is happening at one of the Venette bases, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the  are assigned to a diplomatic mission sent to the Venette homeworld in order to broker a mutually acceptable resolution. But the Cardassian delegates don't seem particularly keen on using diplomacy to resolve the situation, which soon spirals out of control toward all-out war…

Background information 
The author commented: "David R. George III had already done wonderful work with the Tzenkethi, creating the unusual interior spaces that the Tzenkethi prefer, and their fascinating system of naming. I had a great deal of fun exploring this new planet. I also loved what David Mack did for the Breen in Zero Sum Game, and wanted to do something similar for the Tzenkethi. I had a blast. 
 This novel, along with the duology Plagues of Night/Raise the Dawn, was later collected in an eBook omnibus,  The Khitomer Accords Saga.
 Cover design by Alan Dingman.

Characters 
Ezri Dax
Jean-Luc Picard
Worf
Beverly Crusher
Elim Garak
Simon Tarses
Leonard James Akaar

References 
Cardassian; Dominion War; Ferengi; Tzenkethi

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