The current spying scandal is the product of a rudderless US foreign policy focused on narrowly drawn tactical objectives that exist outside the conceptual funnel of a comprehensive vision. The result in this case has been damage to the transatlantic relationship, with some in Europe even calling for a halt to the talks on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
最近的间谍丑闻是美国外交政策缺少方向、集中于全面大局的概念范围之外的狭隘的策略性目标的结果。此案的结果危害了跨大西洋关系，一些欧洲人甚至要求暂停计划中的跨大西洋贸易和投资伙伴关系（TTIP）谈判。