revisionist state

Revisionist state is a term from power transition theory within the wider field of international relations. It describes states whose objective is to change or put an end to the current system.{{cite web|url=https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/international-relations-its-time-to-revise-how-we-talk-about-revisionist-powers/ |title=International Relations: It's time to revise how we talk about revisionist powers |last=Tenembaum |first=Yoav J. |website=Oxpol: The Oxford University Politics Blog |date=6 November 2012 |access-date=18 August 2019}}{{cite book|title=The Origins of Revisionist and Status-Quo States |last=Davidson |first=J. |pages=1–2 |publisher=Springer |year=2016 |isbn=9781137092014 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbgYDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1 |access-date=18 August 2019}}

The term assumes a direct correlation between a state's hegemony, both political and economic, and its standing as either a status quo state or a revisionist state.[http://www.hawaii.edu/intlrel/pols315/Text/Theory/PowerTransitionTheory.htm Power Transition Theory, summary. Richard W. Chadwick] Powerful and influential nations in international relations such as the United Kingdom, France and other nations like Japan that are better placed in the world order, are likely to fall under the category of status quo states while Russia,{{Cite web | url=http://en.delfi.lt/opinion/edward-lucas-russia-is-winning.d?id=65745272 |title = Edward Lucas: Russia is winning}} North Korea, Iran and other nations dissatisfied with their place in the international system are termed revisionist states.