In 1806 Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree, laying out his Continental System he hoped would starve Great Britain into submission through blockades and anti-trade policies. In the end, smuggling and outright avoidance of the law brought down his system and his empire.
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Napoleon’s Continental System and the Human Cost of Economic Warfare
Published on August 29, 2025
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