Status quo (Latin for "Existing state") indicates a state or situation reached, which should or may not be maintained. Thus, in various contexts of "maintaining the status quo" it is said. Conservative politics is characterized by the pursuit of maintaining the status quo. Etymologisch
Etymologically, status quo ante is derived from the formula in statu quo ante ("in that state, in which it was [previously]") under Roman law. General
The term is derived from the diplomatic concept of status quo ante bellum, which means "as it was for the war" and refers to the withdrawal of troops and the reinstallation of pre-war rulers; Also, the reactionary status quo ante ("as it used to be") is derived from this. Initially, all three terms meant the same, the condition of a war, but a shift of significance took place in which the war aspect was lost and status quo became more and more meaningful to the present state rather than past. Politics
The quest for enforcement of the status quo usually occurs in the context of resistance to major, conservative radical changes in the social and cultural fields.
When politically formally referred to as a status quo, it refers to a deliberately maintained unclear or ambiguous political status. An example of such ambiguous politics is Taiwan's political status.
In the world of decision-making as well as in planning, one also speaks of a zero alternative.
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