Canada’s international relations

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1、Canada’sinternationalrelations-------byleona马季Unit20LesterpearsonFormerCanadaprimeministerHefirstservedastheExternalAffairsMinisterinthe1950swhenCanadaenteredintoitsgoldenageofinternationaldiplomacy.PearsonplayedthekeyroleinsolvingtheSuezCrisisof1956byproposingthataUNpeacekeepingforc

2、ebeintroducedintotheregionandofferedtosupplyCanadatroops.Forhisefforts,PearsonwasawardedtheNobelPeace.Pearsoncontinuedtoserveasprimeminister(1963-1968),andcarriedonhisagendaofliberalinternationalism.ItwasunderhisleadershipwhenCanadapushedfortheinternationalrecognitionofthePeople’sRep

3、ublicofchina.militaryvulnerabilityGeographyCanada’sroleininternationalorganizationsCanada-AmericanralationsPeacekeepingCanada’sinternationalstandingGeographyCanada’sroleininternationalorganizationsCanadahashadtofinddifferentwaysofensuringitssecurity.Becauseofitsmilitaryvulnerability（

4、脆弱性）,Canadianpolicy-makershavehadagreatinterestinpromotingpeaceandcooperationamongnations.Forthisreason,CanadahasalwaysplayedanactiveroleininternationalorganzationsliketheUnitedNations,theCommonwealth(英联邦),andLaFrancophonie(法语国家国际组织).ItmakesstrongcontributionstoUNpeacekeepingmissions

5、,workshardtoresolvedisputesbetweencountriesusingdiplomaticmeans,hasalargedevelopmentaidprogram,andisamajorplayerintheworldeconomy.Toensureitsdefence,Canadaparticipatesinalliances,mostnotably,theNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO)thatlinksUSandCanadiansecuritytosecurityinEurope.Andt

6、opromotegoodconditionsforpursuinginternationalorganizationsliketheWorldTradeorganization(WTO),andtheWorldBank.Moreimportantly,in1988itestablishedwiththeUnitedStatestheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA).Canada-AmericanralationsTheCanada-AmericanrelationshipisuniqueintheworldUnique

7、relationship(1)Theyaretwoofthemostopenandinterconnectedsocietiesintheworld.Thesovereigntyofthetwocountriesislessformalandconcrete.Theysharealong,underfendedborder.Andtheyparticipatedinthesamemilitaryalliance.Theyalsosharelongterminterestsintheireconomy.Involuntarymilitaryguarantee(2)

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