Fast forward to 2024. Bannon, Trump, and Putin have succeeded in destroying the unity of Europe and breaking the alliance with the US. The EU and NATO only exist on paper.
Germany is, by far, the largest economy in Europe. It is no longer protected or restrained by the rest of the continent. What will the Germans do? Will they build nuclear weapons to deal with the potential threat from Russia? Will they make an issue of the border with Poland? Will militarism resurface out of necessity?
The last hundred years of history suggest that the answer to all of those questions is yes. The lesson for Bannon, Trump, and Putin is to be careful what they ask for, because they might get it.