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Neorealism holds that state identities and interests are givens. In the anarchical international system, states must acquire egoistic identities and interests. Constructivism, on the other hand, argues that states acquire identities through social interaction; and as a result, state identity becomes endogenous to interaction among states.This is contrary to neorealism which argues that states start interaction with already acquired egoistic identities. This neorealist argument has also important implications for state interests, which are assumed to be also egoistic. Constructivism, on the other hand, assumes that state interests are not determined independently from state identities. In other words, identity is the basis of interests; states first acquire their identities through social interaction and then determine what their interests are. If states’ identities change, then actors’ perspective on certain situations may also change, which may prompt a redefinition of interests.