The phrase "forestall conflicts" is correct and usable in written English.
In this context, "forestall" means to prevent or act in advance to prevent something from happening. You can use this phrase to describe proactive steps that a person, organization, or government has taken or is taking to prevent disputes or disagreements. For example: The government sought to forestall conflicts between the two countries by establishing diplomatic channels of communication.
The firm, based in McLean, Va., is being spun off from KPMG L.L.P., the Big Five accounting and consulting firm, as United States regulators, in an effort to forestall conflicts of interest,devise new guidelines aimed at limiting the scope of services that firms can offer to the same clients they serve as auditors.
For them, only a strong state-Party at the center can forestall conflicts abroad and see the reforms through against vested interests of the state enterprises, local party bosses and what they see as the virtual "manufacturers of chaos" on the Internet.
To forestall conflict, the organizers of this year's Lambeth Conference have planned for no resolutions and no votes.
Erasmus soon learned what Béda was doing and decided to forestall conflict by corresponding directly with Béda and trying to defend his own orthodoxy.
A strong economic relationship will not automatically forestall conflict or even war, but it means that increased engagement from one side doesn't have to be paid for with the other's loss of influence.
Likewise, making ambassadorial dispatches public can shine a disinfecting light on a government's role in unsavory deals — or hurt efforts to forestall damaging conflicts, and put undercover agents in harm's way.
Just as he had contributed decisively to the creation of the League of the Three Emperors (Dreikaiserbund) by appearing in Berlin in 1873 by the side of Tsar Alexander II, he endeavoured also on later occasions to forestall potential conflicts with Russia through personal contacts, without realizing the fundamental nature of the antagonism between the two countries.
Philip Reeker, deputy spokesman for the State Department, said Secretary Powell continued to urge both countries to recognize the importance of acting responsibly to forestall a conflict and to avoid actions that would raise tensions.
Best of all, the instant messages would allow drivers to apologize when they know they've done something wrong, allowing them to salve their conscience and forestall a conflict.
The European Parliament has also pointed at "the need to evaluate scientific integrity of the authors, in order to forestall possible risks, conflicts of interest or even frauds which tend to arise in a context of growing competition among researchers" [ 88].
