<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishLorraine, eneo lenye umuhimu wa kimkakati linalolinda njia za mashariki za Paris, kwa muda mrefu limekuwa pawn katika migogoro ya kudumu ya Ufaransa na Ujerumani.  <response>: A region of strategic importance guarding the eastern approaches to Paris, Lorraine has long been a pawn in Frances perennial conflicts with Germany. 