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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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South Korea army's Multiple Launch Rocket System vehicles park during a military exercise in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, April 2, 2018. Another spring on the Korean Peninsula, another round of war games by the U.S. and South Korean militaries. This week's drills, however, will feature a new and unusually low-key approach, with the allies resisting bringing in their big guns, and the North, for the time being, avoiding its usual belligerent propaganda against exercises that it claims are an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Donald Trump: South Korea military drills will not resume

President Trump said Wednesday that he has no intention -- despite comments to the contrary this week by Defense Secretary James N. Mattis -- to restart U.S.-South Korea military drills that he halted in a show of "good faith" to Pyongyang following his June summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Published August 29, 2018

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, in Singapore. Japan’s annual defense review says North Korea poses a serious threat to Japan since it hasn’t taken concrete steps to scrap its nuclear program after making a denuclearization pledge at a summit with the U.S. in June. The defense paper approved Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, by the Cabinet said Japan must add costly missile defense systems to be fully prepared while watching if North Korea keeps its promise. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File )

Trump: China thwarting North Korea diplomacy over U.S. trade dispute

The White House roundly blamed China for foiling President Trump's pursuit of a diplomatic solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis Wednesday, asserting that Beijing is using its influence over Pyongyang to gain leverage in ongoing U.S.-China trade negotiations. Published August 29, 2018

In this photo provided by the South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean Maj. Gen. Kim Do-gyun, second from left, arrives for the meeting at the northern side of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, North Korea, Thursday, June 14, 2018. The rival Koreas were holding rare high-level military talks Thursday to discuss reducing tensions across their heavily fortified border. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

South Korea downplays Pentagon plan to restart joint drills

President Trump said Wednesday that he has no intention of resuming U.S.-South Korean military drills he suspended as part of his diplomatic outreach to North Korea, a day after Defense Secretary James Mattis suggested the exercises that Pyongyang has long condemned could be resumed in the near future. Published August 29, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with inner city pastors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump to block Pakistani officers from key U.S. training program

The Trump administration will block dozens of Pakistani military officers from an exclusive U.S.-run leadership training program, according to a report Friday that tied the development to the White House's halt earlier this year of American security-related assistance to Islamabad. Published August 10, 2018

Sailors of British Royal Navy's HMS Albion amphibious assault ship man the rails upon arrival at a dock in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. The British warship has docked in Tokyo as Britain seeks to expand its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region. (AP Photo/Ken Moritsugu)

Russian Navy lurks in English Channel; British stalk warships

Britain's Royal Navy closely monitored two Russian warships and their support vessels that passed through the English Channel overnight Tuesday, claiming the development "routine" despite tension between London and Moscow over a nerve attack on a former Russian spy in the United Kingdom earlier this year. Published August 8, 2018

In this still from a video provided by Venezolana de Television, Presiden Nicolas Maduro, center, delivers his speech as his wife Cilia Flores winces and looks up after being startled by and explosion, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. (Venezolana de Television via AP) ** FILE **

Nicolas Maduro drone assassination attempt raises copycat fears

The use of explosives-laden drones in an assassination attempt against Venezuela's president over the weekend has sent concern soaring among security officials over the growing threat that even consumer-level drones rigged with rudimentary bombs now pose to heads of state around the world. Published August 6, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, speaks with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov during the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

Mike Pompeo warns Russia, China not to violate North Korea sanctions

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he warned Russia, China and others at a major summit in Asia over the weekend not to violate sanctions on North Korea, asserting that the Trump administration has no intention of lifting them until Pyongyang fully abandons its nuclear weapons. Published August 5, 2018

Iranian navy speed boats attend a drill in the sea of Oman, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Iran's navy chief has reiterated for a second time in less than a week that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows. (AP Photo/IIPA, Ali Mohammadi)

Iran Strait of Hormuz exercise shows ability to halt oil flow

Iran's navy sent dozens of small boats into the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, dramatizing its ability to choke off the strategic Persian Gulf waterway -- a move that could send global oil and U.S. gasoline prices soaring -- and escalating the confrontation with the Trump administration for withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal. Published August 3, 2018

In this file photo dated Friday, March 30, 2018, a Kurdish security officer escorts Alexanda Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed "The Beatles," at a security center in Kobani, Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, FILE)

Terrorist attacks are down worldwide, new data shows

The number of terrorist attacks and associated deaths worldwide declined for a third consecutive year in 2017, according to University of Maryland data released Wednesday, citing a particular drop in incidents by the Islamic State. Published August 1, 2018

In this July 4, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Korea's northwest. Recent media reports citing intelligence assessments suggest North Korea is continuing to build and improve the infrastructure for its nuclear and missile programs. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

U.S. intel detects new North Korean missile activity

Satellite imagery captured by U.S. intelligence shows North Korea has engaged in a flurry of new activity at a intercontinental ballistic missile factory during recent weeks, according to reports Tuesday citing American officials familiar with the intelligence. Published July 31, 2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, departs a news conference with President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mike Pompeo previews ‘down payment’ on Asia investment

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touted plans Monday for a major increase in U.S. public and private investment across Asia to fund technology, infrastructure and energy initiatives, as China floods the region with its own investment and infrastructure projects. Published July 30, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping envisions a world order in which all roads lead to Beijing, but U.S. officials have faulted China for offering up easy access and questionable financial loans to several African countries in exchange for access to their resources. (Associated Press/File)

China defends Africa investments amid U.S. criticism

China is denying U.S. charges that it is a predatory lender bent on saddling Africa with debt to gain political influence and a reliable source of natural resources and precious metals. Published July 12, 2018

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi listens to a question during a press conference after chairing the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. China's President Xi Jinping has pledged more than $23 billion in lines of credit, loans and humanitarian assistance to Arab countries Tuesday in a major push for influence in the region from which China sources much of its energy needs. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China rejects accusations of predatory operations in Africa

China is pushing back at U.S. allegations that Beijing is a predatory lender bent on saddling Africa with debt to gain political influence over the continent and drain it of natural resources and precious metals. Published July 12, 2018

In this Oct. 3, 2017, file photo, tourists ride a classic convertible car on the Malecon beside the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba. Medical tests have confirmed that one additional U.S. Embassy worker has been affected by mysterious health incidents in Cuba, bringing the total number to 25. That's according to an unclassified notice sent to congressional officials by the State Department. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

State Dept: Still not sure it was ‘sonic attack’ at U.S. embassy in Cuba

Nearly two years have gone by since American diplomats were sickened by mysterious sensations from sound and pressure at the U.S. embassy in Cuba, but according to the top State Department official for Latin America, investigators still haven't figured out what caused the incident or who was behind it. Published July 11, 2018

FILE - In this April 14, 2018, file photo, Syrian government supporters wave Syrian, Iranian and Russian flags as they chant slogans against U.S. President Trump during demonstrations following a wave of U.S., British and French military strikes to punish President Bashar Assad for suspected chemical attack against civilians, in Damascus, Syria. Russia's deployment near the Syria-Lebanon border this week and its withdrawal a day later after protests from the militant Hezbollah group reveals some of the uneasy relations between allies of President Bashar Assad who joined the country's civil war to back him. The move comes amid calls by Russia for foreign countries to withdraw troops from Syria while Tehran says it presence will remain as long as there are threats from terrorists. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

U.S. falling short in countering Iran’s aims on Syria: Report

The Trump administration has dramatically hardened its policy toward Iran, but has yet to articulate or implement a policy to counter Tehran's proxy activity in Syria -- effectively leaving Israel to take on Hezbollah and other Iranian military assets in the war-torn nation, according to a new analytical report. Published July 11, 2018