“What have the Romans ever done for us”?

So asks Monty Python’s immortal oeuvre, “Life of Brian”. The character who asks it though, is inundated by responses – everything from “irrigation” and “public health to “peace.”

But actually – what have the Romans ever done for us? Well if you’re North Korean, the answer is “quite a bit”.

The first part of this series explored Italy’s ties to North Korea prior to the establishing of relations in 2000. This one will pick up where we left off, unpacking the two turbulent decades since.

“LA DOTTRINA DINI”

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