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    It is not the case that Wendt and constructivist IR theorists argue that conflict game-structures are not fixed prior to intervention but are constituted through the process of external engagement itself.

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    • 1.Material capabilities and geographic constraints create objective conflict incentives independent of external engagement processes.
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    • 2.Treating structures as constituted by engagement conflates outcomes with causation; intervention may merely reveal pre-existing conflicts.
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    • 3.The claim requires unfalsifiable evidence: any conflict persistence could be attributed to 'incomplete engagement' rather than fixed structures.
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    • 1.Historical cases show actors' threat perceptions and strategic choices shift during diplomatic engagement, not predetermined.
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    • 2.If conflict structures were fixed, intervention couldn't change outcomes; yet mediation demonstrably alters dispute trajectories.
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    • 3.Identities and interests are socially constructed through interaction, making game-structures contingent on relational processes.
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