nonconfrontation

noun

non·​con·​fron·​ta·​tion ˌnän-ˌkän-(ˌ)frən-ˈtā-shən 

: avoidance of confrontation

But that was in West Germany, when the country was still divided and the party was clearly identified with a cautious foreign policy of nonconfrontation with the Communist countries.

—Craig R. Whitney

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above