s ▁theory ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁domestic ▁politics . ▁No ▁attention ▁is ▁paid ▁to ▁a ▁rising ▁power ' s ▁internal ▁political ▁function ing , ▁its ▁economy ▁or ▁society , ▁which ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁state ' s ▁decision - making ▁process , ▁in ▁turn ▁influen cing ▁its ▁behavior ▁in ▁international ▁politics . ▁Moreover , ▁S ny der ▁arg ues ▁that ▁no ▁consideration ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁trans n ational ▁thre ats ▁such ▁as ▁terror ism , ▁and ▁that ▁M ear she imer ' s ▁emphas is ▁on ▁security ▁makes ▁him ▁ignore ▁states ' ▁non - security ▁interests ▁such ▁as ▁ide ology , ▁national ▁un ification ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁as ▁an ▁essential ▁aspect ▁of ▁international ▁politics ▁alongside ▁power ▁competition . ▁Additionally , ▁To ft ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁M ear she imer ' s ▁concentration ▁on ▁military ▁capabilities ▁and ▁issu ing ▁state ▁capacity ▁for ▁territorial ▁con quest ▁" implies ▁a ▁risk ▁that ▁his ▁anal ys es ▁miss ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁other ▁ways ▁of ▁gain ing ▁and ▁exer cis ing ▁influence ". ▁Similarly , ▁political ▁scient ists ▁whose ▁primary ▁focus ▁is ▁b arg aining ▁models ▁of ▁international ▁conflict ▁note ▁that ▁off ensive ▁ne ore al ism ▁ign ores ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁war ▁is ▁cost ly . ▁Since ▁those ▁costs ▁in ▁turn ▁make ▁war ▁in efficient , ▁states ▁( even ▁those ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁h eg em ony ) ▁have ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁construct ▁b arg ained ▁settlement s . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁a ▁b ip olar ▁world ▁with ▁a ▁ 7