With a massive one trillion-euro debt-financed twin package for defense and infrastructure, Germany’s new government aims to future-proof the country in the years ahead. "Whatever it takes" - seems to be the motto of Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor. Merz, the leader of Germany’s conservative party, the CDU, alongside his expected coalition partner, the SPD, plans to pump huge amounts of money into defense considering Trump's shift away from the EU and the threat posed by Russia.