In Australia Sydney's Macquarie University has a proposal to stop teaching five languages.
Foreign language learning at universities is at risk of declining, but is still reported to be an essential component of diplomatic and intelligence tool kits.
Geoffrey Miller co-wrote the article with Dr. Miriam Neigert in The Conversation on the geopolitical risks of declining foreign language learning.
Geoffrey is a PhD candidate in Politics at the University of Otago, he speaks to Jesse.
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