The phrase is also used retrospectively, as when, on a treaty of place, matters return to the status quo ante bellum, or are left in statu quo ante bellum, i
The status quo is the state of affairs that exists at a particular time, especially in contrast to a different possible state of affairs. They have no wish for any change in the status quo. The existing condition or state of affairs. the status quo the state of a situation as it is maintain/preserve/defend the status quo (=not make any changes)
However, I do not mean to imply all local status quos revolve around territorial arrangements, or territory only matters in terms of minerals within it.
The phrase is also used retrospectively, as when, on a treaty of place, matters return to the status quo ante bellum, or are left in statu quo ante bellum, i
[ 'stA-t&s, 'sta- ] (noun.) 1791. From Latin stātus ("state", NB the ablative "statu" is the correct form) + quō ("in which") , the ablative of quī ("which"). From the Latin in stātu quō ante bellum erat (“the way it was before the war”)