French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia.

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China dominates the global market for “rare earth” minerals crucial for everything from stealth jets to smartphones.

Mark Rutte, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, became the head of NATO following the retirement of Jens Stoltenberg.

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Meanwhile, the young and talented King Charles XII of Sweden invades Russia, an experience that prefigures the efforts of Napoleon and Hitler – and ends with a similar disaster. Although no peace is ...

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