A territorial claim by one sovereign state against another, aimed at equalizing the boundaries of its ‘nation’ (or ethnicity) with the borders of the state.

The desire to alter the international status quo in a significant way through the violation of treaties and the imposition of territorial change by coercion or the use of force.

To side with the rising revisionist power contrary to traditional notions of the balance of power.

The policy of buying off a potential aggressor through negotiation and compromise in order to prevent an armed conflict.

To avoid entanglement in conflict.