Pakistan, May 8 -- In recent years, Australia's national security discourse has undergone a substantial transformation, characterized by a heightened sense of threat perception in relation to the regional strategic environment, most notably concerning the rise of China. ?ukasz Fija?kowski's case study meticulously interrogates this shift through the lens of securitization theory, foregrounding the discursive practices through which China is constructed as an existential threat within Australian political and security narratives.

The study is situated within a broader context marked by increasing geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and a waning confidence in the efficacy of multilateral institutions to uphold a "rules-based i...