Kyrgyzstan balances ties with global powers while leveraging its geography to secure economic and political opportunities.

The leaders of Russia, China, Turkey, India and Iran were in Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Monday to attend an annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), as well as a series of…