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Guy Taylor

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

Iranian demonstrators burn representations of the U.S. flag during a protest in front of the former U.S. Embassy in response to President Donald Trump's decision Tuesday to pull out of the nuclear deal and renew sanctions, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran regime change seen as goal of Trump sanctions, demands

President Trump says he hopes "maximum pressure" sanctions will coerce Iran into accepting a better and stronger nuclear deal, but with Tehran unlikely to accept concessions being demanded by the White House, many are beginning to suggest that the administration's actual goal is regime change. Published May 9, 2018

"We are not going to head down the path we headed down before," said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding past attempts at diplomacy with North Korean leaders. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

Mike Pompeo visits North Korea for second time

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo embarked on his second surprise trip to North Korea in as many months, holding discussions ahead of a planned summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to discuss the North's nuclear program. Published May 8, 2018

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani addresses a gathering at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) **FILE**

Iranian-Americans plan rally for regime change

Iranian-Americans who want "regime change" in Tehran are holding a major conference in the District of Columbia this weekend to support the protests that have arisen inside Iran against the Islamic Republic's hard-line government in recent months. Published May 3, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a joint announcement with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Friday, April 27, 2018. (Korea Broadcasting System via AP) ** FILE **

North Korea releases U.S. detainees, bows to another Trump demand

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has released three U.S. citizens detained for years in his horrific prison camps, surrendering to another of President Trump's demands in advance of a planned historic summit between the two leaders whose countries have long been adversaries. Published May 2, 2018

Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina address a high-level meeting on Hurricane Irma at the United Nations, Monday Sept. 18, 2017, U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ** FILE **

Taiwan takes a hit as China influence rises on other side of world

China is expanding its influence in Latin America -- most recently with a push to pump loans and investment into the Dominican Republic -- but the impact might be felt hardest back in East Asia, where the self-ruled island of Taiwan says its facing blowback from Beijing's moves. Published May 1, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents material on Iranian nuclear weapons development during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Monday, April 30 2018. Netanyahu says his government has obtained "half a ton" of secret Iranian documents proving the Tehran government once had a nuclear weapons program. Calling it a "great intelligence achievement," Netanyahu said Monday that the documents show that Iran lied about its nuclear ambitions before signing a 2015 deal with world powers. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel obtained ‘half a ton’ of documents on Iran’s nuclear weapons program

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu theatrically revealed a library of files and CDs Monday that he claimed was secretly obtained from Tehran and showed Iran lied about its atomic bomb ambitions prior to the 2015 nuclear deal, adding a new layer of complexity to President Trump's looming decision over the future of the deal while heightening fears of an imminent military clash between Tehran and Tel Aviv. Published April 30, 2018

A supporter of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah holds up his portrait with Arabic words that read: "We belong with you," during an election campaign speech in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 13, 2018. Nasrallah says Monday's attack on the T4 air base ushers in a new phase that puts Israel in a state of "direct confrontation" with the Islamic Republic of Iran. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Israel ready to bomb Iran if necessary: Report

Israeli defense officials have told their American and Russian counterparts that if Iranian-backed forces attack Israel from inside Syria, Jerusalem will not hold back from retaliating with direct strikes against Tehran or other targets in Iran. Published April 30, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (left) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in reportedly agreed to gradual arms reduction and to replace their military tension with trust. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump gains hope for Kim Jong-un summit

The Trump administration is growing in confidence that an upcoming summit with Kim Jong-un will achieve the aggressive denuclearization timeline Washington wants, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying the North Korean leader is "serious" about abandoning his nuclear program. Published April 29, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in raise their hands after signing on a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Friday, April 27, 2018. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP)

Kim Jong-un finally appears serious about abandoning the nuclear weapons program

North and South Korea delivered a joint declaration affirming the "mutual goal" of pursuing "complete denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula Friday, signaling the firmest commitment to date by the North's Kim Jong-un that he may be serious about abandoning the nuclear weapons program his nation has long used to threaten America and its allies. Published April 27, 2018

Choi Jung-hoon, a former North Korean army official who defected to South Korea in 2006, helps run Free North Korea Radio, which has been piping news into the North. (Guy Taylor/The Washington Times)

North Korean defectors watch Kim Jong-un’s South Korea visit with dread

On the eve of a historic summit of the leaders of North and South Korea, the prospect of a diplomatic thaw and improved relations vexes many of North Korean defectors who have made new lives here, who vow they will never stop fighting for the removal of the government in Pyongyang even if Mr. Kim agrees to give up his nuclear weapons. Published April 26, 2018

This undated file photo distributed on Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from right, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File) (Associated press)

Kim Jong-un must end nuclear program by 2020, Japan says

President Trump should demand that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meet a hard deadline of 2020 to permanently surrender his nuclear programs and that no sanctions relief for Pyongyang should be granted until the deadline is met, a top policy aide to Japanese President Shinzo Abe said Wednesday. Published April 25, 2018

People on a motorcycle pass a burning barricade during clashes near the University Politecnica de Nicaragua (UPOLI) in Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday, April 21, 2018. Nicaragua's government said on Saturday it is willing to negotiate over controversial social security reforms that have prompted protests and deadly clashes this week. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)

U.N. joins Trump admin in slamming Nicaragua leftists

The United Nations sharply criticized Nicaragua's leftist government over its heavy-handed crackdown on opposition protesters Tuesday -- a day after the Trump administration began pulling U.S. diplomats from country amid unrest that has left dozens dead. Published April 24, 2018

People watch a TV screen showing images of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Kim Jong-un, Moon Jae-in meeting failure could scuttle Trump summit

The prospect for a historic summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un is rising, but it won't happen if things don't go smoothly Friday when the North Korean leader first meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for their own high-stakes one-on-one meeting. Published April 23, 2018