▁critics ▁below ▁provide ▁a ▁good ▁sample ▁of ▁the ▁theory ' s ▁contributions ▁and ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁arguments ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁addressed ▁against ▁it , ▁the ▁listing ▁should ▁in ▁no ▁case ▁be ▁considered ▁as ▁exhaust ive . ▁ ▁The oret ical ▁inputs ▁First ly , ▁sch ol ars ▁believe ▁that ▁M ear she imer ' s ▁off ensive ▁ne ore al ism ▁provides ▁an ▁alternative ▁complement ▁to ▁W alt z ' s ▁def ensive ▁ne ore al ism . ▁The ▁theory ▁adds ▁to ▁def ensive ▁ne ore al ists ' ▁argument ▁that ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁system ▁const ra ins ▁state ▁behavior . ▁Setting ▁to ▁rect ify ▁the ▁status ▁qu o ▁bias ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁def ensive ▁ne ore al ism ▁by ▁arg uing ▁that ▁an archy ▁can ▁also ▁generate ▁in cent ives ▁for ▁states ▁to ▁maxim ize ▁their ▁share ▁of ▁power , ▁off ensive ▁ne ore al ism ▁solves ▁anom al ies ▁that ▁W alt z ' s ▁theory ▁fails ▁to ▁explain . ▁Main ly , ▁the ▁theory ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁explanation ▁for ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁conflict ▁occurr ing ▁among ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁system . ▁As ▁S ny der ▁states , ▁M ear she imer ' s ▁off ensive ▁ne ore al ism ▁" en larg es ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁ne ore al ist ▁theory ▁by ▁providing ▁a ▁theoretical ▁r ationale ▁for ▁the ▁behavior ▁of ▁revision ist ▁states ". ▁ ▁Moreover , ▁this ▁complement ar ity ▁could ▁sign ify ▁theoretical ▁inter relation ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁theories ▁working ▁in