peaceful coexistence

peaceful coexistence
competition without war, or a policy of peace between nations of widely differing political systems and ideologies, esp. between Communist and non-Communist nations: peaceful coexistence between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
[1915-20; often as trans. of Russ mírnoe sosushchestvovánie]

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