The Eustachian tube originates in the rear of the nose adjacent to the soft palate, runs a slightly uphill course, and ends in the middle ear space. The middle ear space is the hollowed out portion of the skull bone that contains the hearing apparatus and is covered on one side by the eardrum.
brinkmanship, brinksmanship. the technique or practice in foreign policy of manipulating a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
In an article written in Life Magazine, Dulles defined his policy of brinkmanship as The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art.. During the Cold War, this was used as a policy by the United States to coerce the Soviet Union into backing down militarily.rinkmanship is a term coined during the Cold War to describe the tactic of seeming to approach the verge of war in order to persuade one's opposition to retreat.