ESSAY : Three mainstream theoretical perspectives: realism, liberalism, and constructivism.

Before you begin this assignment, please review the course materials from the first three weeks of class with a special focus on the three mainstream theoretical perspectives: realism, liberalism, and constructivism. Please pay particular attention to the definition of each and avoid pairing them with domestic perceptions of conservatives, liberals, etc. I also recommend reviewing the week 2 forum.
For this assignment, you will choose a world event. You can choose one of the ones listed below or come up with your own. Explain which states are involved, if there are any non-state actors, international governmental organizations or non-governmental organizations involved in the conflict. Also, identify a few of the key individuals involved. Then lastly, and here\’s the tricky part, decide which theory would best explain the event and explain your choice. Be sure to define the theory. Your response should be 3 – 5 paragraphs.
Terrorist attacks in France
Russian hacking of US computers
The Korean War
The Cold War

SAMPLE SOLUTION

The Cold War
Constructivism can be defined as a theory that is based on opinion as well as methodological study on how knowledge is acquired by individuals. It explains that people come up with their own thoughts and perceptions concerning the world. Preceding thoughts are involved in interpreting any novel things perceived by the mind. Liberalism is based on the idea that human beings are social creatures and hence their reasoning emanates from their social interactions. It explains that civilization doesn’t fully explain who an individual is since human beings add value to civilization as well. The behavior of human can thus be explained based on connotations and symbols. Realism is based on the ideology that human beings are more of self-centered and competitive than being inherently benevolent.
The event chosen is cold war which was an event that took place between early 1960 to the late 1980’s. The war played an important role in determining the allegiance of some countries and the world influence in general the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc . This was both a political and an economical war between United States and some other capitalists’ nations against the Soviet Union plus others that embraced communism1…