Poland’s foreign minister was unequivocal about NATO’s past mistake in redesigning its militaries for expeditionary operations, while arguing that Europe today does not need to do “anything heroic” to deter Russia, but simply “what we promised.” In a conversation with Edward Lucas at Defence24 Days, the largest security conference in Central and Eastern Europe, held in Warsaw on 6–7 May, Poland’s foreign minister made several striking remarks on NATO, Europe, and the direction of Polish foreign