Napoleon’s edict barring trade with Great Britain was ruining the Russian economy. Tensions quickly ... You know it’s easy to start a war but it’s very difficult to finish one." ...

Who wants to watch a movie about economic policies? Yet the life of Napoleon conveys a timeless message: Protectionism always fails and nobody wins a trade war. Mark Wagoner grows alfalfa seed and ...

Frustrated by Portugal's defiance of his Continental Blockade against trade with Great Britan, Napoleon ordered General Jerot to march French troops over the Pyrenees. On November 30, French ...