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Keep a pulse on the geopolitical landscape. Here are five stories that engaged FP readers last week. Want to join the dialogue? [Subscribe today and save 67% during our election sale](. Unlock these must-reads just in time for theU.S. election next week](, and rely on FP to keep a pulse on the geopolitical ramifications of the results. [SAVE 67%](   [Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with heads of leading media outlets from the BRICS member countries in advance of the bloc’s Russian summit, seen in Moscow on Oct. 18.]( //link.foreignpolicy.com/click/37281883.175367/aHR0cHM6Ly9mb3JlaWducG9saWN5LmNvbS8yMDI0LzEwLzIzL25vcnRoLWtvcmVhLXRyb29wcy1ydXNzaWEtd2FyLXVrcmFpbmUtZXhwbGFpbmVkLw/6442801f88c29c4d765242dcCb036be33[Russia Can’t Keep Spending Like This for Long]( [Moscow is depleting its rainy-day savings to plug its war-induced fiscal deficit while preserving social stability.]( [Keep reading]( [Images of Russian President Vladimir Putin are seen near national flags of North Korea and Russia in Pyongyang on June 20.]( //link.foreignpolicy.com/click/37281883.175367/aHR0cHM6Ly9mb3JlaWducG9saWN5LmNvbS8yMDI0LzEwLzIzL25vcnRoLWtvcmVhLXRyb29wcy1ydXNzaWEtd2FyLXVrcmFpbmUtZXhwbGFpbmVkLw/6442801f88c29c4d765242dcFb036be33[Why North Korea’s Deployment of Troops to Russia Really Matters]( [Questions abound about the combat quality of Pyongyang’s troops, but they could bail out Moscow and end up alarming Seoul.]( [Keep reading]( [The Enduring Mystery of Trump’s Relationship With Russia]( [After years of government investigations, we still don’t know if the former president is actually in Putin’s pocket.]( [Keep reading]( [Ratan Tata, then-chairman of Tata Group, on Nov. 27, 2012. ]( [Ratan Tata’s Three Lessons for India]( [The illustrious tycoon leaves an important legacy as India’s economy booms again.]( [Keep reading]( [An Iranian flag fluttering at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic next to a surface-to-surface missile on Aug. 20, 2010.]( [Iran Has Every Reason Now to Go Nuclear]( [Israel’s latest wars are changing Tehran’s strategic calculations.]( [Keep reading]( [U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan delivers a speech at the Brookings Institution on Oct. 23. ]( [Jake Sullivan’s Closing Argument on Biden’s Global Economic Agenda]( [The U.S. national security advisor defended the administration’s approach to allies and adversaries alike.]( [Keep reading]( [Jan Teorell, a member of the Nobel economic sciences committee, speaks at a press conference during the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ award announcement in Stockholm on Oct. 14.]( [Why This Year’s Nobel in Economics Is So Controversial]( [The award has elicited unusually strong criticism—and for good reason.]( [Keep reading]( [Russia Can’t Keep Spending Like This for Long]( [Moscow is depleting its rainy-day savings to plug its war-induced fiscal deficit while preserving social stability.]( [Keep reading]( [Why North Korea’s Deployment of Troops to Russia Really Matters]( [Questions abound about the combat quality of Pyongyang’s troops, but they could bail out Moscow and end up alarming Seoul.]( [Keep reading]( [The Enduring Mystery of Trump’s Relationship With Russia]( [After years of government investigations, we still don’t know if the former president is actually in Putin’s pocket.]( [Keep reading]( [Ratan Tata’s Three Lessons for India]( [The illustrious tycoon leaves an important legacy as India’s economy booms again.]( [Keep reading]( [Iran Has Every Reason Now to Go Nuclear]( [Israel’s latest wars are changing Tehran’s strategic calculations.]( [Keep reading]( [Jake Sullivan’s Closing Argument on Biden’s Global Economic Agenda]( [The U.S. national security advisor defended the administration’s approach to allies and adversaries alike.]( [Keep reading]( [Why This Year’s Nobel in Economics Is So Controversial]( [The award has elicited unusually strong criticism—and for good reason.]( [Keep reading]( [America Votes]( It’s the U.S. election, but it matters for the whole world. FP Live's host Ravi Agrawal will be joined for a set of conversations with regional policy experts, broadcasting each day this week. Explore what’s at stake across the globe. Free & open to all. [WATCH NOW](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( You’re receiving this email at {EMAIL} because we want to help you keep up with FP's reporting and analysis. Prefer not to receive future emails like this one? [Click here to let us know.]( Interested in partnering with FP on events, podcasts, or research? [Explore FP Solutions](. [MANAGE YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES]( | [VIEW OUR PRIVACY POLICY]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( [Foreign Policy]( is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2023 Graham Digital Holding Company LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 655 15th St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20005.