00:00Relying on the Americans for intelligence has always been a double-edged sword for Europe.
00:07Because those same agencies have also spied on their own allies in the past.
00:12In 2013, it became known that the American National Security Agency, or NSA for short,
00:19the major surveillance agency of the United States, had wiretapped the mobile phone
00:23of then-Chancellor Angela Merkel for years.
00:26In 2021, it was revealed that the same agency had intercepted communications
00:33from leading European politicians via Danish undersea cables.
00:37Anyone who considers this story understands the consequences.
00:41In European capitals, the willingness to rely forever on a partner for intelligence,
00:46when that partner may, if necessary, also spy on you, is approaching zero.
00:51Sovereignty in intelligence gathering is therefore not just a technical gimmick,
00:56it is a matter of political self-respect.
00:59Before we take a look at how Europe is now building these eyes,
01:03a quick word about our channel partner Puscha.
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