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title: "Can Minilateralism Solve Europe's Defense Crisis?"
description: "Fronts analysis of Can Minilateralism Solve Europe's Defense Crisis, with context on the stakes for conflict, defense, and security."
url: https://fronts.co/article/can-minilateralism-solve-europes-defense-crisis.md
canonical: https://fronts.co/article/can-minilateralism-solve-europes-defense-crisis/
datePublished: 2026-09-15T17:05:51.000Z
dateModified: 2026-09-15T17:06:00.000Z
author:
  - name: Leo Feypel
    url: https://fronts.co/authors/leo-feypel/
publisher: Fronts
image: "https://media.fronts.co/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=630,fit=cover,gravity=auto,quality=80,format=auto/images/articles/can-minilateralism-solve-europes-defense-crisis-dbdb1e92.jpg"
type: NewsArticle
language: en
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tokens: 69
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Fronts analysis of Can Minilateralism Solve Europe's Defense Crisis, with context on the stakes for conflict, defense, and security.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/article/can-minilateralism-solve-europes-defense-crisis/.
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