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Guy Taylor

Guy Taylor is the National Security Editor at The Washington Times, overseeing the paper's State Department, Pentagon and intelligence coverage and driving the daily Threat Status newsletter. He has reported from dozens of countries and been a guest on the BBC, CNN, NPR, FOX, C-SPAN and The McLaughlin Group.

A series Mr. Taylor led on Russia's attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. election was recognized with a Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency, and a Society for Professional Journalists award. In 2012, he won a Virginia Press Association award reporting from Mexico.

Prior to joining The Times in 2011, Mr. Taylor was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and the Fund For Investigative Journalism. He wrote for a variety publications, from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to Salon, Reason, Prospect, the Daily Star of Beirut, the Jerusalem Post and the St. Petersburg Times. He also served as an editor at World Politics Review, wrote for America's Quarterly and produced videos and features for Agence France-Presse.

Mr. Taylor holds an M.S. in Global Security Studies from Angelo State University and a B.A. from Clark University. He was part of a team who won a Society of Professional Journalists award for their reporting on the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

He can be reached at gtaylor@washingtontimes.com.

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Articles by Guy Taylor

Marines in Kuwait were dispatched Tuesday to the U.S. Embassy compound in Iraq after a protest led by members of the Iraqi Shiite militia Kataeb Hezbollah turned violent. (Associated Press)

Pentagon sending more troops to guard U.S. Embassy in Iraq

The Trump administration scrambled to ramp up security at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq and tamp down a brewing crisis in the Middle East on Tuesday after an Iran-backed militia launched a brazen attack that briefly breached the walls of the U.S. diplomatic compound in Baghdad. Published December 31, 2019

In this July 18, 2016, file photo, Pastor Paula White delivers the benediction at the close of the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. White now has a formal role in the administration with the Public Liaison Office, which oversees outreach to constituent groups seen as key parts of the president's base. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Faith leaders promote strength of peace and diversity at summit

Faith leaders from dozens of nations gathered here over the weekend to promote unity, imploring each other to see diversity not as a stumbling block, but as the "cornerstone" for developing a peace that can elevate nations and its leaders. Published December 30, 2019

In this photo provided Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a ruling party meeting, North Korea. North Korea said Sunday Kim has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster the country’s military capability. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Pentagon leaks commando drill to raid North Korea

The U.S. this week dramatically ramped up surveillance over North Korea ahead of Pyongyang's anticipated "Christmas gift," while the Pentagon sent an unmistakably blunt message by leaking news of a November special-operations drill that practiced taking out top North Korean officials. Published December 26, 2019

In this April 26, 2019, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a wreath-laying ceremony in Vladivostok, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Khitrov, File)

Stephen Biegun, U.S. envoy to North Korea, snubbed on nuclear talks

The stage is set for a return to U.S.-North Korea brinkmanship, with Pyongyang ignoring repeated offers from the Trump administration to restart stalled nuclear talks, while China and Russia are pressing to lift international sanctions on the isolated nation despite its refusal to drop its nuclear programs. Published December 17, 2019

North Korea, led by Kim Jong-un (center), accused the U.S. on Thursday of engaging in a "stupid" and "hostile provocation" by convening with a U.N. Security Council meeting on the rising threat of escalation posed by Pygongyang's recent military tests. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

North Korean defector’s comments sharpen debate over Pyongyang’s intentions

Friction over deadlocked nuclear talks intensified Thursday with North Korea, as Pyongyang accused the U.S. of engaging in a "stupid" and "hostile provocation" by convening a U.N. Security Council meeting on the rising threat of escalation posed by the North's recent military tests. Published December 12, 2019

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone in June 30, 2019. (AP file Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

North Korea defector warns Donald Trump on Kim Jong-un, nuclear weapons

A high-level defector from Kim Jong-un's regime has sent a letter to President Trump warning that he has been "tricked" into believing the North Korean leader will ever denuclearize and that Washington should instead ramp up a "psychological warfare campaign" aimed at inspiring North Korea's elites to replace the young dictator from within. Published December 11, 2019

"I am trying to get us back to a lean and efficient staff that can get the job done, can coordinate with our interagency partners, and make sure the president receives the best advice he needs to make the decisions necessary to keep the American people safe," said National Security Adviser Robert C. O'Brien. (Associated Press/File)

Kim Jong-un nuke test ‘big mistake,’ Robert O’Brien says

President Trump's national security adviser says North Korea is making a "big mistake" if it is preparing to resume tests of nuclear bombs -- tests Pyongyang has refrained from conducting for the past 18 months. Published December 8, 2019

"I am trying to get us back to a lean and efficient staff that can get the job done, can coordinate with our interagency partners, and make sure the president receives the best advice he needs to make the decisions necessary to keep the American people safe," said National Security Adviser Robert C. O'Brien. (Associated Press/File)

Robert O’Brien: Pensacola shooting ‘looks like terrorism’

The killing of three U.S. sailors by a Saudi Royal Air Force lieutenant studying at the U.S. Naval Air Station Pensacola "appears" to have been a terrorist attack, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said Sunday. Published December 8, 2019

An Air Force carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Navy Ensign Joshua Watson on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. A Saudi gunman killed three people including 23-year-old Watson, a recent graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy from Enterprise, Ala., in a shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Pensacola shooting presumed ‘act of terrorism’ by FBI

The Saudi Royal Air Force lieutenant who shot to death three U.S. sailors Friday at Naval Air Station Pensacola is believed to have accused the U.S. of being anti-Muslim on Twitter before the attack, which the FBI says is being investigated as an "act of terrorism." Published December 8, 2019

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone in June 30, 2019. (AP file Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. must ramp up, not ease, pressure on North Korea, new report warns

The Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign has "failed" to prevent North Korea from obtaining resources to continue developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, according to an influential U.S. think tank calling for a significant revamping of the campaign. Published December 6, 2019

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, people walk past buildings that were burned during recent protests, in Shahriar, Iran, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of the capital, Tehran. Amnesty International says at least 208 people in Iran have been killed amid protests over sharply rising gasoline prices and a subsequent crackdown by security forces. The country has yet to release any nationwide statistics about the unrest last month. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran ‘murdered’ over 1,000 protesters, U.S. officials say

More than 1,000 Iranian protesters may have been "murdered" in recent weeks by the country's internal security services, top Trump administration officials said Thursday, while the Pentagon skirted questions about plans to send thousands of additional U.S. troops to the region to contain Iran in the region. Published December 5, 2019

Hundreds of people march inside Tahrir Square carrying national flags and chanting religious slogans in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. Anti-government protesters say multiple people have suffered stab wounds in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, the epicenter of their movement, after political parties and Iran-backed militia groups briefly joined them, raising fears of infiltration by authorities. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iran ‘murdered’ as many as 1,000 protesters, State Department says

Iranian internal security forces have engaged in mass killings of demonstrators protesting the theocratic government in Tehran, according to the Trump administration's top Iran envoy, who says authorities there "could have murdered over 1,000 Iranian citizens." Published December 5, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to U.S. President Donald Trump during a press conference after the meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Vladimir Putin uses impeachment to exacerbate rifts in U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is exploiting political divisions around the impeachment in Washington with the goal of driving a sharp new wedge between the U.S. and Ukraine, the energy-rich former Soviet republic that Moscow has long sought to control. Published December 4, 2019

Cars block a street during a protest against a rise in gasoline prices, in the central city of Isfahan, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Demonstrators angered by a 50% increase in government-set gasoline prices blocked traffic in major cities and occasionally clashed with police Saturday after a night of demonstrations punctuated by gunfire. (AP Photo)

Mike Pompeo backs Iran uprising despite crackdown

Violent protests against the government rocking more than 100 Iranian cities in recent weeks, coupled with Washington's rising economic and military pressure against Tehran, appear to be shaking the Islamic republic's leaders at a level not seen in years. Published November 26, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a large delegation of African leaders this month for a summit in Sochi, pitching Russia's potential value as a source of aid and weaponry. (Associated Press/File)

Russia uses Syria tactics in Libya power play

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Russia's role in helping President Bashar Assad secure victory in Syria's civil war has emboldened Moscow to expand its operations into Libya with the goal of supplanting American and other Western influence there, the top security official in Tripoli's U.N.-backed government warned in an interview. Published November 17, 2019

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Leaders Dialogue with BRICS Business Council and the New Development Bank, at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (AP Photo /Eraldo Peres)

Top Libyan minister warns of rising Russian infiltration in civil war

Russia's role in helping President Bashar Assad secure victory in Syria's civil war has emboldened Moscow to expand its operations into Libya with the goal of supplanting American and Western influence there, the top security official in Tripoli's U.N.-backed government warned in an interview. Published November 17, 2019