USA = NSA? Obama's Fall from Grace

The latest revelations about NSA spying have caused a crisis of confidence between the US and its allies. Has the transatlantic relationship been permanently damaged? How should Europe react to the NSA scandal? President Barack Obama has lost a lot of credit because of the affair.

Have the governments in Berlin, Paris and Brasilia been naïve or are they simply incapable of defending themselves against espionage?

Our guests:

Erik Kirschbaum - works for the "Reuters" news agency in Berlin.

Christoph von Marschall - senior diplomatic correspondent for Berlin's Der Tagesspiegel newspaper.

Tom Goeller - freelance journalist and political analyst of US and Middle Eastern, as well as security affairs.