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What the f***k is an existential threat?

I’m late on this but in the past two weeks it seems every second politician or pundit has been warning us about an “existential threat”. I only became aware of the use of this silly term because of a most excellent article by Bernard Keane. A quick look at Google Trends shows that existential threat first gained currency in 2009 with The International Herald Tribune warning Pakistan faced an existential threat from militants, and that the term is being used more and more in 2014.  Our very own Australian Attorney General, George Brandis recently blustered that ISIL “represents or seeks to be an existential …