This book has shown that sovereigntySovereignty, nationalismNationalism and governanceGovernance are pivotal among the primary institutionsPrimary institutions of international societyInternational society and, therefore, inform security interestsSecurity interests. This epitomizes three dimensions of threat perceptionsThreat perceptions, the first of which is addressed in this chapter. It is noteworthy that the subsequent chapters deal with diplomatic language as a particular form of formalized political communication, as diplomacyDiplomacy aims to elaborate but also to maintain structures.