Suspending the trade talks would be folly, not just in terms of the regional impact, but also because the TTIP should be an exercise in rule-making that echoes globally. The current diplomatic crisis, too, is an opportunity to ensure that transatlantic discussions about privacy and surveillance reverberate in a multilateral setting; seizing it would represent a small but significant contribution to the strategic vision that has been sorely lacking for the last quarter-century.
中止贸易谈判是愚蠢的，不仅从地区角度看是如此，也是因为TTIP应该成为影响全球的规则制定操作。当前的外交危机也是一次机会，可以利用它来保证关于隐私和监控的跨大西洋讨论可以在多边基础上进行；抓住这一机会将是一个小进步，但这一小步对于过去二十五年所极度缺少的战略眼光来说是一个大贡献。