NSA spying on Europe revelations – our experts react

Last week, new evidence came to light of the U.S National Security Agency’s widespread surveillance of European populations and leaders, most prominently, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. We asked our expert contributors for their reactions. •It is important to distinguish between the issues of governments spying on each other and of the protection of EU citizens’ personal data – David Cadier -LSE Department of International Relations and LSE IDEAS •In the long run we may look back on this as a seminal moment in transatlantic relations - Chris Brown - LSE Department of International Relations •The NSA leaks will put pro-American forces in Europe even more on the defensive - Matthew Hinds - LSE Department of International History It is important to distinguish between the issues of governments spying on each other and of the protection of EU citizens’ personal data David Cadier - LSE Department of International Relations and LSE IDEAS