The United States has a major image problem in Germany, and the recent speech by President Obama on the NSA has done little to change that. Talks over a bilateral no-spy agreement with Germany appear to be stalling, while a planned European Union-US trade agreement also looks to be in jeopardy. For more go to http://www.dw.de/people-and-politics-the-political-magazine-2014-01-23/e-17331865-9798