fence-sitting

wavering

Showing unsteady resolve

• vacillationInability to choose
• ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
• hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed

irresolution · shilly-shallying · second-guessing · waffling · flip-flopping · wishy-washy · uncommitted · undecided · torn · straddling

evasion

Act of escaping detection

• sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
• dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
• equivocationAmbiguous language avoiding commitment

cop-out · ducking · deflection · non-answer · ambiguity · vagueness · noncommittal · shirking · abstaining

impartiality

Freedom from prejudice

• nonpartisanshipAbsence of party affiliation
• evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
• nonalignmentRefusal to join blocs

unbiased · middle-ground · centrist · moderate · balanced · diplomatic · both-sides · bipartisan · independent · undeclared

prudence

Careful, wise judgment

• warinessCautious distrust
• circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
• risk-aversePreferring safety over uncertainty

wait-and-see · reserved · guarded · measured · calculated · tentative · non-committal · cagey · evasive

• indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
• hesitationhesitation, pause, delay, indecision, holding back
• cautioncareful, be careful, cautious, caution, watch out
• evasionevasion, avoiding, avoids, evade, dodging
• fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
• inactioninaction, passivity, doing nothing, stillness, immobility