Wojtyla, Gaddafi and Andreotti. Diplomacy and religion for a mediterranean strategy against the isolation of Libya, 1978-1997
The essay describes the diplomatic work of Italy and the Holy See to gradually reintegrate Gaddaf of Libya into a system of peaceful relationships around the Mediterranean basin, combined with a system of guarantees for the Catholic community present in Libya. Tese objectives have seen a convergence of Italian foreign policy led by Andreotti and the pacifcation projects of John Paul II, with a view to the future of relationships between the North and South of the world, between Christianity and Islam.