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.
Roosevelt applied his policy again during the crisis in the Panama Canal and Cuba. The U.S. flexed its powers by setting out a list of standards and rules for Cuba instead of annexation. Roosevelt also employed his Big Stick diplomacy in dealing with the Anthracite coal strike in 1902.