#130: Rose Island
Discover the story of what happened when an Italian engineer decided to build an island off the coast of Italy..and then declare it to be an independent country. Giorgio Rosa - the ambitious engineer The law about who owns the sea How he built the island Declaring Rose Island to be an independent country The political situation in the 1960s Why people were worried when he declared independence The reaction of the Italian government Declaring The Republic of Minerva in The Pacific Ocean Libertarianism a declaring new nation-states What will the countries of the future look like? Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/rose-island