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The 36th G8 summit was held in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, on June 25–26, 2010. In this year's meeting, the G8 leaders agreed in reaffirming the group's essential and continuing role in international affairs〔( "Group of Eight Concludes Muskoka Summit, Reaffirms Own Essential Role," ) ''People's Daily'' (Beijing). June 27, 2010; excerpt, "''...issuing a declaration about its shared views and approaches for major global challenges, and reaffirmed its own essential role in international affairs''"〕 and "assertions of new-found relevance."〔Clark, Campbell. ( "The G8 risks becoming increasingly irrelevant," ) ''Globe and Mail'' (Toronto). June 27, 2008.〕 The form and function of the G8 was reevaluated as the G-20 summits evolved into the premier forum for discussing, planning and monitoring international economic cooperation.〔Parliament (UK): Townsend, Ian. ( "G20 & the November 2010 Seoul summit" (SN/EP/5028) ), 19 October 2010; excerpt, "Today, we designated the G-20 as the premier forum for our international economic cooperation" citing ( "Pittsburgh G20 Leaders’ summit communiqué," ) 25 September 2009, paragraph 50.〕 This was the fifth G8 Summit hosted by Canada since 1976,〔("Prime Minister announces Canada to host 2010 G8 Summit in Huntsville," ) June 19, 2008.〕 the previous four being at Montebello, Quebec (1981); Toronto, Ontario (1988); Halifax, Nova Scotia (1995); and Kananaskis, Alberta (2002). The Canadian government picked Huntsville, a small town of 20,000, to host the annual summit and core meetings. Meetings took place at the Deerhurst Resort.〔Andreatta, David. ( "Brace yourself, Huntsville. The G8 is coming," ) ''Globe and Mail''. July 12, 2008.〕 Facilities were built to ensure security and to handle the expected influx of media, protesters and others. Muskoka was deemed too small, and a Toronto venue for the G-20 summit was adopted.〔Gilles, Rob. ("Canada says spending nearly on security for G8 and G-20 summits is worth it," ) ''Washington Examiner.'' May 28, 2010; MacGregor, Roy. ("n the tale of two summits, the happy ending was Huntsville’s," ) ''Globe and Mail.'' July 11, 2010.〕 The late scheduling of a G20 summit in Toronto affected the G8 weekend in unanticipated ways. The meeting came to be framed in the press as a preliminary meeting.〔Austen, Ian. ( "Dressed Up and Ready, Canada Town Is Stood Up," ) ''New York Times.'' June 24, 2010.〕 The theme for this summit was "Recovery and New Beginning".〔Ikokwu, Constance. ( "Jonathan Invited to G8 Meeting in Canada," ) ''This Day'' (Lagos). June 6, 2010.〕 The G8 summit was an opportunity for a wide variety of non-governmental organizations, activists and civic groups to congregate and discuss a multitude of issues;〔Zablonski, Lukasz and Philip Seaton. ( "The Hokkaido Summit as a Springboard for Grassroots Initiatives: The 'Peace, Reconciliation & Civil Society' Symposium," ) ''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'' (e-journal). ID No. 2973.〕 but the dramatic demonstrations at the G20 summit in Toronto eclipsed protests primarily focused on the conferring G8 leaders.〔Woo, Andrea. ( "G8 protesters in Vancouver march without incident: police," ) ''Vancouver Sun.'' June 27, 2010.〕 ==Overview== The Group of Seven (G7) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada starting in 1976. The G8, meeting for the first time in 1997, was formed with the addition of Russia.〔Saunders, Doug. ( "Weight of the world too heavy for G8 shoulders," ) ''Globe and Mail'' (Toronto). July 5, 2008.〕 In addition, the President of the European Commission has been formally included in summits since 1981.〔Reuters: ( "Factbox: The Group of Eight: what is it?" ), July 3, 2008.〕 The summits were not meant to be linked formally with wider international institutions; and in fact, a mild rebellion against the stiff formality of other international meetings was a part of the genesis of cooperation between France's President Giscard d'Estaing and West Germany's Chancellor Helmut Schmidt as they conceived the initial summit of the Group of Six (G6) in 1975.〔Reinalda, Bob and Bertjan Verbeek. (1998). (''Autonomous Policy Making by International Organizations,'' p. 205. )〕 The G8 summits during the 21st-century have inspired widespread debates, protests and demonstrations; and the two- or three-day event becomes more than the sum of its parts, elevating the participants, the issues and the venue as focal points for activist pressure.〔("Influencing Policy on International Development: G8," ) BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development). 2008.〕 The current form of the G8 is being evaluated. Some reports attribute resistance to change among the smaller powers such as Italy, Canada and Japan, who are said to perceive a dilution of their global stature. Alternately, a larger forum for global governance may be more reflective of the present multi-polar world.〔Kumar, Rajiv. ("Tangible Results of Pittsburgh," ) ''Financial Chronicle.'' September 30, 2009; Carmichael, Kevin. ( "Harper has key role shaping G8’s future." ) ''The Globe and Mail.'' September 24, 2009.〕 The forum is in a process of transformation.〔Congressional Record Service, R40977: Nelson, Rebecca M. ( "Implications of the transition from G-7 to G20," pp. 22-26. ) ''The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress,'' December 9, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「36th G8 summit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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