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The Victim Card Has No Place in Diplomatic Poker

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The Victim Card Has No Place in Diplomatic Poker
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong and British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly view a cannon on the gun deck of British warship HMS Victory during Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations, in Portsmouth, England, on Feb. 2, 2023. Toby Melville/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Eric Louw
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Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has discovered that while playing the colonial guilt card might work well with left-wing audiences, the use of such finger-wagging on the international stage may be a diplomatic failure.

Eric Louw
Eric Louw
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Eric Louw is a retired professor in political communication with a career spanning South African and Australian universities. Prior to that, he was a former activist, journalist, and media trainer under the African National Congress, where he worked on South Africa's transition into the post-Apartheid era. Louw is an expert on affirmative action, and Black Economic Empowerment policies. His Ph.D. was in the study of Marxism and its postmodern developments. He has authored nine books including "The Rise, Fall and Legacy of Apartheid" and "The Media and Political Process."
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