Senior fellow, CIGI
David A. Welch is the university research chair and professor of political science, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, and a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. He is also founder of the Japan Futures Initiative and an award-winning author. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1990.
A team of researchers fact-checked a recent report suggesting that China is failing to comply with a 2016 tribunal ruling. Contrary to what the report suggests, they argue that for the most part, China has been cooperating surprisingly well.
There are occasions when outsiders should recognize historical atrocities, writes David A. Welch. But new Ontario legislation wrongly wades into East Asian identity politics. Here’s why.