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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

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

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