According to Hans J. Morgenthau, imperialism is a chain of foreign policies aimed at changing power relations between two or more states and destroying the status quo in their favor. He asserts it worthstressing not “what imperialism is” but rather “what imperialism is not”. Morgenthau, does not accept any attempt by states to increase their powers in the international arena as imperialism. Therefore, every activity that a nation carries out in order to increase its strength cannot be regarded as imperialism. He defines that imperialism is reversing the power relation between two or more states and rebuilds the status quo.