However, it ought to be noted that Ratzel's concept of raum was not overtly aggressive, but he theorized simply as the natural expansion of strong states into areas controlled by weaker states.
Ipak treba spomenuti da Ratzelovo shvaćanje rauma nije bilo otvoreno agresivno, nego je teoretizirano jednostavno kao prirodno širenje jakih država u područja koja su nadzirale slabije države.