Even if they choose a friendly path no one will believe them. They would need to change their political class and write into their constitution clauses that pun

Even if they choose a friendly path no one will believe them. They would need to change their political class and write into their constitution clauses that punish any attack on their neighbours or even calling for such an attack as high treason. That would be a good start, but I have a feeling they are going to try to keep everything as is.