Roberto Foa
Roberto Foa is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Government at Harvard University. Previously he was a consultant at the World Bank, an editorial writer at the Financial Times, and founder of the Washington European Society. He is author of the “Merchant of Venice” blog at the EUobserver, and has published a wide range of academic and journalistic articles on topics such as democratisation, economic policy, and institutional reform in the European Union.
Updated: 9 July 2012
While Europe sees itself as a benevolent superpower with an enviable lifestyle, the rest of the world sees nothing more than a shambling, increasingly introspective ex-colonial master that hides behind the United States. If it wants to become a major global actor, it must change.