20世纪加拿大和美国关于五大湖区的环境协调机制

五大湖区作为加拿大和美国共有的资源区,是两国既冲突、又合作的见证,也是20世纪两国外交关系的缩影。两国曾签署过＂边界水域条约＂等协定,为此也建立过国际联合委员会等协调组织,这构成了两国的环境协调机制。这种以美国为主导的机制是两国政府努力解决分歧、扩大合作的结果,总体来说,也是其他邻国处理相同或相似问题的一个很好的典范。

Mechanism of Environmental Negotiations in Great Lakes between Canada and U.S. in the 20th Century

As a common resource area of Canada and U.S,the Great Lakes region was a witness of conflicts and cooperations between the two countries,which was also a microcosm of diplomatic relations between them in the 20th century.The two countries had signed Boundary Waters Treaty and other agreements,and they had also established coordinating organizations such as the International Joint Commission.These agreements and organizations formed their mechanism of environmental negotiations.This mechanism led by U.S.is t...