This thesis examines how the Swedish defence establishment’s representations of threats between 2021 and 2024 have influenced the agenda-setting and strategic development of the Total Defence concept. Applying Carol Bacchi’s “What’s the Problem Represented to be?” method, alongside securitization and agenda-setting theory, the study analyses the 2024 Defence Bill in relation to earlier strategic reports and open-source intelligence documents. The findings reveal a sustained focus on state-based threats—primarily Russia—with growing attention to China, reinforcing a territorial and transatlantic logic of deterrence. In contrast, climate threat and societal vulnerabilities are only marginally addressed. This discursive framing prioritizes military preparedness over civil resilience and limits more preventive and holistic approaches to security. The thesis concludes that understanding how dominant discourses shape security policy and institutional priorities is essential. In the context of rapid reconstruction, maintaining public support and fostering a willingness to defend emerge as key challenges to the legitimacy and long-term sustainability of Sweden’s Total Defence.