Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
Russian missiles blamed as two die in strike inside Poland
Russian missiles apparently strayed into Polish territory on Tuesday, killing at least two people in the NATO nation in a development that threatens to dramatically escalate tensions between the alliance and Moscow nearly nine months into Russia's war in Ukraine. Published November 15, 2022
Road to recovery long for newly liberated Kherson as CIA chief emphasizes price if Russia uses nukes
CIA Director William J. Burns on Monday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin's top intelligence official in Turkey to convey a stern message about the consequences that would occur if Moscow uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Published November 14, 2022
CIA chief meets Russian counterpart in Turkey, warns of consequences if Putin uses nukes in Ukraine
CIA Director William Burns on Monday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin's top intelligence official in Turkey to convey a message from the Biden administration about the consequences that would occur if Moscow uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Published November 14, 2022
Conference promotes religious freedom as a human right
The Chinese Communist Party is "at war with all faiths," according to former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, who says America and its democratic allies must "stand firmly" in promoting religious freedom as a "common human right." Published November 12, 2022
Biden’s big trip: Uncertainty at home, thorny issues abroad dominate global tour
President Biden faces thorny challenges on a major overseas trip that began Friday at a major climate summit in Egypt, where he walked a tightrope calling for global fossil fuel reductions even though his administration has been pushing for months for increased oil production from difficult Middle Eastern allies such as Saudi Arabia. Published November 8, 2022
Kim boosting military in a ‘distracted’ world, former U.S. North Korean policy chief warns
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seizing on the current moment of global distractions -- from Russia's war in Ukraine to rising China-Taiwan tensions and the still potent COVID-19 pandemic -- to advance his nuclear and missile capabilities with little response from the U.S. and its allies, a top former National Security Council official warns. Published November 1, 2022
‘Trump of the Tropics’ Bolsonaro silent as Lula claims narrow win in Brazil
Right-wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro's refusal Monday to concede in Brazil's knife-edge election triggered fears that political unrest may be imminent in Brazil, a key battleground country in the growing Cold War-style rivalry between the U.S. and China for influence over South America. Published October 31, 2022
Cracks appear in U.S. bipartisan support for Ukraine as bills mount, economy near brink of recession
As the price tag on American military aid to Ukraine rises and the U.S. economy teeters on the brink of a recession, cracks have begun to show the once rock-solid bipartisan support in Washington for providing Kyiv with the support it needs to fend off Russia's now 8-month-old invasion. Published October 27, 2022
Tensions rise on peninsula over fears North Korea eyeing ‘tactical’ nukes with new policy
Tensions between North and South Korea have risen this week, with both sides engaging in live-fire military drills while concerns swirl in Washington that North Korea's new war-fighting strategy centers on the potential use of preemptive "tactical" nuclear strikes. Published October 19, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: China’s threat to Taiwan sparks debate over U.S. ‘One China’ policy
China's threat to absorb Taiwan -- through possible military action if necessary -- has sent nerves soaring in Taipei, while also sparking debate a half a world away in Washington over the long-held U.S. policy of "strategic ambiguity" over just exactly what the American military would do to protect the island democracy from a Chinese invasion. Published October 19, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: Taiwan’s microchip dominance is ground zero in growing U.S.-China cold war
HSINCHU, Taiwan -- Hulking white factory buildings tower over the plush vegetation lining the road that snakes through this city, a place long known as Taiwan's "Silicon Valley," but increasingly identified as ground zero in a widening new Cold War between the United States and China. Published October 18, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: Ukraine drama has young Taiwanese rethinking the threat from China
Like many younger people here, Elsa Lin has been doing some serious soul-searching lately about what might come of her life and how she will respond if the once-unthinkable -- war with China -- should break out. Published October 17, 2022
Despite threats, Putin knows tactical nukes would be ‘suicidal,’ Poland’s envoy says
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: The odds that Moscow will use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine are low because Russian President Vladimir Putin knows it "would be politically and militarily suicidal," Poland's top diplomat in Washington said. Published October 13, 2022
‘Reckless’: Mike Pompeo slams Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ comment
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sharply criticized President Biden's comment that the world faces the prospect of Armageddon after Russian President Vladimir Putin's warning. Published October 9, 2022
Russian missiles level Ukrainian apartment block; Putin calls Crimea bridge blast ‘terrorist attack’
Russian forces pounded an apartment complex in southeastern Ukraine on Sunday, a day after a blast damaged a bridge linking Russia to the Crimean Peninsula. Published October 9, 2022
Iran protesters hack state TV, show image of supreme leader surrounded by flames
Hackers disrupted Iranian state TV on Saturday and briefly broadcast an image of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei surrounded by flames. Published October 9, 2022
U.S., East Asian allies must boost cooperation as North Korean threat grows, ex-U.S. commander says
The military alliance with South Korea is the strongest defense partnership the U.S. has, according to a former top U.S. commander in the region, but the U.S., South Korea and Japan must improve "trilateral cooperation" to prepare more effectively for North Korean threats. Published October 4, 2022
Threat of Chinese invasion is ‘real,’ Taiwan’s foreign minister says
The world must prepare for the prospect that the Chinese militarily could invade Taiwan as soon as next year, the island democracy's foreign minister warned Thursday, saying Taiwan's people and defense forces are drawing inspiration from Ukraine's fight against Russia as they confront the idea of an attack by its massive neighbor across the Taiwan Strait. Published September 29, 2022
Chinese aggression a threat to democracies everywhere, Taiwanese official warns
A top Taiwanese official on relations with mainland China warned Wednesday that Beijing under President Xi Jinping is embracing an extreme form of "closed-door nationalism" and "totalitarianism" that threatens the future of Taiwan, the U.S. and other democracies. Published September 28, 2022
Iran’s leader blames U.S. for nuclear deal impasse; Biden vows no bomb for Tehran
U.S. President Biden and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in separate speeches to the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday that they want to reach a new nuclear deal, but their remarks underscored how difficult striking an agreement will be. Published September 21, 2022