deconfliction
noun
de·con·flic·tion
ˌdē-kən-ˈflik-shən 
-kän-
military
: coordination of flights, maneuvers, etc. between groups especially in areas where overlapping operations are occurring in order to reduce the risk of accidents or incidents
… American officials insist that there is no coordination other than deconfliction, or making sure that their aircraft do not threaten each other.—
Anne Barnard and Eric Schmitt
Anne Barnard and Eric SchmittDeconfliction is how friendly forces keep out of each other's way.—John R. Bolton
John R. BoltonExamples of deconfliction in a Sentence
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Having an adequate deconfliction process can be an element of militaries’ compliance with international humanitarian law.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
And the deconfliction process does matter, because there is already communication between aid workers and the IDF.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
To work in a war zone, aid agencies rely on a process called deconfliction, which allows the military to take measures to prevent unintentional attacks against aid workers, who are protected by international humanitarian law.
—Gabe Joselow, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
While international organizations like the WCK have deconfliction arrangements and share the coordinates of their movements with the Israeli military, Mr. Abu Sultan, and many humanitarian workers like him, use public transportation every day.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Three months later, the Israeli military has provided no explanation for its targeting of the house, coordinates of which had been shared with Israeli authorities through the U.N.’s deconfliction process.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
Aid organizations widely describe the deconfliction process — securing assurances from Israeli forces that convoys will not be attacked — as broken.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
Another weakness of the system is the frequent electricity and internet blackouts in Gaza, which prevents aid workers from being able to transmit their coordinates or locate deconfliction areas.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
What’s clearly needed is a next-generation system that combines the best elements of deconfliction technology with the tried and tested strategic deconfliction system developed for current generation operations.
—Harrison Wolf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
Amanda Taub, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
And the deconfliction process does matter, because there is already communication between aid workers and the IDF.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
To work in a war zone, aid agencies rely on a process called deconfliction, which allows the military to take measures to prevent unintentional attacks against aid workers, who are protected by international humanitarian law.
—Gabe Joselow, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
While international organizations like the WCK have deconfliction arrangements and share the coordinates of their movements with the Israeli military, Mr. Abu Sultan, and many humanitarian workers like him, use public transportation every day.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Three months later, the Israeli military has provided no explanation for its targeting of the house, coordinates of which had been shared with Israeli authorities through the U.N.’s deconfliction process.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
Aid organizations widely describe the deconfliction process — securing assurances from Israeli forces that convoys will not be attacked — as broken.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
Another weakness of the system is the frequent electricity and internet blackouts in Gaza, which prevents aid workers from being able to transmit their coordinates or locate deconfliction areas.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
What’s clearly needed is a next-generation system that combines the best elements of deconfliction technology with the tried and tested strategic deconfliction system developed for current generation operations.
—Harrison Wolf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
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“Deconfliction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deconfliction. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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