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Are US-German relations at crossroads?

Name: Are US-German relations at crossroads?
Uploaded: 2014-07-18T10:57:52.876Z
Duration: 6 min 23 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Quentin Peel on why Germans are so irked by latest spying scandal

Berlin’s ejection of a US diplomat over spying allegations is threatening to sour relations between Germany and the US. Quentin Peel explains why Germans are so sensitive about surveillance, and how the spying furore may impact negotiations for a transatlantic trade agreement.

July 18, 2014

Produced by Nalini Sivathasan. Filmed by Charlie Bibby and Greg Bobillot. Additional footage from Reuters and Getty.