Dodgeball- One person receiving the ball on one team and in attempt to eliminate the people on the opposing team, must hit them with the ball till the very last person is standing and the winner.

A current event I could tie to both Realism and this playground example is the current conflicts between The United States Bombing boat shipments coming from Venezuela. They claimed it was due to drug related paraphernalia, but that was later proven false. The United States's main goal is to get the resources Venezuela has, and since Venezuela owns these resources The United States is targetting them for not only imperial and colonial reasons, but also due to Racism.

On a playground the stronger and more popular kids have the power to pick who joins the teams and can even exclude people all together.

Thailand-Cambodia border dispute because they want control/power over the Preah Vihear Temple on their border.

On a playground, kids under constructivism would meet in a mock-council way to decide what games to play, and with what sets of rules. Even if their rules were different than "normal" it would be ok because they all agree to it.

A current event that I thought of where identity and norms shape politics is happening right now between the United States and France, even though it was not initiated by a politician. Candace Owens, a conservative talk show host and personality, accused France's president's wife of being transgender, which goes against conservative "norms" here and honestly hiding something like that as a politician here in the U.S. on either side would be a breach of societal norms. However, because the Macrons refute her claims, it is causing conflict between the two countries as France brings legal action against Candace, and ask President Trump to tell her to stop. Now, Candace continuing to talk is also breaking norms and shaping the relationship between the U.S. and France.

A playground that aligns with the theory of realism would be the kid that always wants to be the line leader. They want to be in control of the line and put their self-interest first, which would be the first one to make it to the playground.

An example of realism we see in the real world is the growing number of tariffs the United States is slapping onto its trading partners. Post-Cold War there was a surge in globalization and a more interconnected international community. This led to the widespread open market and trade with previously hostile states. However, this notion of liberalism is currently being challenged by our current administration's more realistic approach, in the form of trade wars. In the fight to rein in inflation, the Trump administration wants to balance its trading practices with other countries in the hopes of boosting the economy. The only real way to do so is by implementing tariffs in the hopes that countries come running to Trump for a trade deal, oftentimes with very favorable conditions for the US. This is a prime example of President Trump's America First policy that puts the American economy first, without any regard as to how tariffs may affect another country's economy.

For example a child could try to encourage other children to join a game they're playing and make sure everyone is playing fairly and no one is being left out..

A current event is the climate change finance goals agreement where the wealthier nations will contribute and give towards developing countries to help them have more cleaner energy and they have a plan to raise $1.3 million to help the problem of climate change.

Constructivism in a playground setting is a child using tools/ objects around to create a space where every child participates in creating something fulfilling to themselves such as forts, sand castles, etc.

The evolution against slavery is an example of constructivism. Initially, slavery was internationally accepted, but through societal views there was a shift. Slavery became a violation as societies redefined their understanding of what is considered "ethical." Changing attitudes, advocacy, etc. reshapes social structures through ongoing interaction.