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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

Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan speaks about the release of the 2017 country reports on human rights practices during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Friday, April 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump admin hits Russia, China, Iran, North Korea in annual human rights report

The State Department hit "China, Russia, Iran and North Korea" for violating the rights of their own citizens "on a daily basis" Friday, as U.S. diplomats released their annual worldwide human rights review, chronicling political executions, media oppression and other tyrannical activities in a range of nations. Published April 20, 2018

In this Aug. 21, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Defense Department, Qatari special operations personnel conduct a military free-fall Friendship Jump over Qatar. The U.S. military has halted some exercises with its Gulf Arab allies over the ongoing diplomatic crisis targeting Qatar,  trying to use its influence to end the monthslong dispute, authorities told The Associated Press on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. (Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride/ U.S. Air Force via AP) **FILE**

Qatar joins drills in Saudi Arabia in sign of GCC thaw

Military forces from the tiny but wealthy nation of Qatar participated in "joint" regional defense drills in Saudi Arabia this week, signaling a potential thaw in the biting diplomatic standoff that has pitted the Saudis and other Arab powers against Qatar for the past year -- a standoff that has created headaches for the Trump administration. Published April 20, 2018

Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo pauses while speaking during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of State, Thursday, April 12, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Former Obama officials blast Mike Pompeo in social-media ads

A political action group run by former Obama administration officials and insiders from Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign launched a series of digital ads slamming CIA Director Mike Pompeo's nomination to be secretary of state Thursday, adding fuel to an increasingly fiery fight over the nomination on Capitol Hill. Published April 19, 2018

Workers plant flowers in the shape of the Korean Peninsula on a lawn in Seoul to wish for a successful inter-Korean summit this month. (Associated Press/File)

Moon Jae-in’s North Korea diplomacy efforts bring hope

The issue of diplomacy with North Korea, as well as the prospect of a direct meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, remain sensitive and divisive beneath the surface in South Korea. Published April 15, 2018

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they pose for the media after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 3, 2018. (Parker Song/Pool Photo via AP)

China to expand ties with Zimbabwe as part of Africa push

Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to "write a new chapter in China-Zimbabwe relations" and create an intensive strategic partnership between the two, just months after a de facto military coup ended former Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe's 37-year-rule over the southern African nation. Published April 3, 2018

President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace, in Tokyo. Prime Minister Abe has announced plans to visit the U.S. from April 17-20, 2018, to discuss North Korea with President Trump ahead of expected summits between the North and the U.S. and South Korea. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Shinzo Abe, Donald Trump meeting reflects Japan’s North Korea fears

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could face some tense moments when he meets with President Trump this month at Mar-a-Lago, reflecting rising fears back home that Tokyo has been left on the sidelines as the U.S., South Korea and Chinese pursue direct diplomacy with North Korea. Published April 2, 2018

In this Feb. 24, 2017, file photo, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md. President Donald is replacing National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster with Bolton. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Hawks see Bolton having Trump’s back for hard line against North Korea

National Security Adviser-designate John Bolton's long record of tough talk could give President Trump some much-needed rhetorical back-up in difficult negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, some security policy watchers say, even as critics warn Mr. Bolton's appointment could undermine the delicate, multilateral diplomacy needed to strike a deal with Pyongyang. Published March 23, 2018

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan meets with South Korea Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Friday, March 16, 2018, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Acting State Department chief tries to rally the troops

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, charged with holding a troubled State Department together until CIA Director Mike Pompeo can take over, offered a sober plea to diplomats Thursday to stay "inspired" at a moment of transition and uncertainty in the Trump administration. Published March 22, 2018

In this picture released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to his supporters during his visit to Mashhad, 900 km (540 miles) east of Tehran, Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Progress slow in Trump’s push to re-write Iran nuclear deal

The Trump administration is pushing Britain, France and Germany to join in a U.S.-led retooling of the 2015 Iranian nuclear accord, but it is not clear if the others will get on board before a May 12 deadline set by President Trump to pull Washington out of the Obama-era deal. Published March 21, 2018

In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., presides over a markup of a bill to expand sanctions against Iran with respect to its ballistic missile program, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Royce says he will not seek re-election after serving out his 13th term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

USAID funding ‘shouldn’t be shorted,’ Rep. Ed Royce says

The Republican head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sharply criticized President Trump's proposal to cut USAID funding by 33 percent Wednesday, saying the reduction will negatively impact American-led efforts to combat terrorists, address future health threats and promote democracy around the world. Published March 21, 2018

FILE - In this March 5, 2018 file photo, provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front right, shakes hands with South Korean National Security Director Chung Eui-yong after Chung gave Kim the letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in Pyongyang, North Korea. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has always wanted to lead the diplomacy aimed at ending the North Korean nuclear crisis, even as he was overshadowed in his first year in office by a belligerent standoff between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. 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, File) **FILE**

North Korea’s silence clouds prospects of Trump-Kim meeting

Trump administration officials insist they're moving ahead with preparations for a "summit" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by the end of May, even though no time, date or agenda has been announced and the reclusive Mr. Kim hasn't left his country since ascending to power more than six years ago. Published March 20, 2018

A jumbo screen in Tokyo shows President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who have agreed to face-to-face talks about the North’s nuclear program. (Associated Press/File)

White House growing N. Korea team in anticipation of talks

The Trump administration is scrambling behind the scenes to beef up its National Security Council Team on North Korea in anticipation for intense and potentially bare-knuckle diplomacy with Pyongyang, according to sources close to the White House. Published March 16, 2018

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Donald Trump ready to host Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia's hard-charging young crown prince, in the midst of a bare-knuckle overhaul of his country's social, religious and economic profile while pushing an increasingly hard line against Iran, will make a momentous first visit to the White House next week. Published March 15, 2018

"There's a long history of Russian efforts to influence the United States and conduct influence operations against the United States," said CIA Director Mike Pompeo. (Associated Press/File)

Diplomats put hope in Mike Pompeo as Rex Tillerson departs

He has President Trump's ear, but will he have the State Department's back? It's a question the demoralized troops at Foggy Bottom are asking about Mike Pompeo, the Republican congressman turned CIA director whom President Trump has picked to replace Rex W. Tillerson, who was fired as secretary of state. Published March 14, 2018