With the need to reduce or eliminate reliance on the US for defense and an increasingly pugilistic Russia, perhaps the next move should be to start a massive scale-up of the German armed forces. This could also give a necessary boost to the economy.
While the scale-up is in progress, a non-aggression pact with Russia would be prudent. Germany could always turn on them when the time is right.
It's 2025, yet I automatically assumed Dr. Bollocks was a male. Not because of the doctor honorific, mind you, but because of the testicles.
I will try to be more enlightened moving forward.