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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

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

This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. Haspel, who joined the CIA in 1985, has been chief of station at CIA outposts abroad. President Donald Trump tweeted March 13, 2018, that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the new secretary of state and that he would nominate Haspel to replace him. She has extensive overseas experience, including several stints as chief of station at outposts abroad.(CIA via AP)

Gina Haspel one of us, former spies say

A former high-level spy who served in top CIA roles during the Obama years says Gina Haspel was long ago cleared of wrongdoing in a case that involved the destruction of videotapes alleged to show American interrogators torturing al Qaeda suspects. Published March 13, 2018

This combination of two file photos show U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the North Korean leader and will meet with Kim by May, a top South Korean official said Thursday, March 8, 2018, in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E, File)

Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un meeting brings skepticism

A meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un could be the diplomatic breakthrough of the century, but high-level U.S. sources, including two with experience in direct talks with Pyongyang, say huge doubts remain over the veracity of North Korea's reported offer to discuss abandoning its nuclear arsenal and to halt all weapons tests while such discussions play out. Published March 11, 2018

Modeste Boukadia warns of China’s influence in the Republic of Congo

An opposition leader some call the "rising Nelson Mandela" of central Africa says Washington must "stand firm against" Chinese influence over African nations, lest Beijing cement itself as the most dominant outside power on the resource-rich continent. Published March 11, 2018

People watch a TV screen showing images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right), South Korean President Moon Jae-in (center) and President Trump on Wednesday, Mr. Trump praised China for helping drive North Korea toward denuclearization talks. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

China tries to gauge North Korea nuclear offer

President Trump praised China for helping drive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's toward potential denuclearization talks with Washington, but a cautious Beijing has barely even reacted to reports this week that Mr. Kim is offering to halt all nuclear and missile tests while such negotiations play out. Published March 7, 2018

In this Monday, March 5, 2018 photo, provided by the North Korean government on March 6, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, his sister Kim Yo Jong, and Vice Chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee Kim Yong Chol meet members of South Korean delegation headed by National Security Director Chung Eui-yong in Pyongyang, North Korea. 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)

Donald Trump takes credit for Kim Jong-un’s desire for talks

President Trump on Tuesday credited his campaign of maximum pressure -- coupled with "great help" from China -- for driving North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sudden decision to raise the prospect of talks with Washington about his nation's nuclear arsenal and to halt nuclear and missile tests while such negotiations play out. Published March 6, 2018

Envoys for South Korean President Moon Jae-in are on a rare two-day visit to Pyongyang that is expected to focus on how to ease a standoff over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and restart talks between Pyongyang and Washington. (Associated Press)

Trump’s ‘de-nuke’ comment lingers as S. Koreans feted by North

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hosted an unprecedented dinner Monday for a delegation of South Korean officials, who are on a rare visit to Pyongyang as part of a growing push to arrange direct talks between North Korea and the United States. Published March 5, 2018

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during his meeting with Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and Trade Minister Simon Coveney, at the U.S. State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Rex Tillerson Africa trip to focus on China influence

China's growing influence in Africa will be a core focus of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, when he embarks this week on his first visit to the continent as America's top diplomat, U.S. officials say. Published March 4, 2018

U.S. Central Command Command Commander, U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, during a briefing to provide update on USCENTCOM operations. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Joseph Votel says Russia fanning flames in Syria

Gen. Joseph Votel, who heads U.S. Central Command, told the House Armed Services Committee that Moscow is trying to be both "arsonist and fireman" in Syria as part of an apparent strategy to extend its influence over the nation's future. Published February 27, 2018

This file photo taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, Monday, May 12, 2014, shows their leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera. (AP Photo) (Associated Press) ** FILE **

U.S. sharpens focus on ISIS in Asia and Africa

U.S. officials expanded their targeting of the Islamic State beyond its Mideast stomping grounds Tuesday by adding three of the groups' far-flung affiliates -- in the Philippines, Bangladesh and West Africa -- to the State Department's "Specially Designated Global Terrorists" list. Published February 27, 2018

Ivanka Trump attended the Olympics closing ceremonies with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump cautious on North Korea offer to talk

The Trump administration responded cautiously Sunday to North Korea's offer of direct talks, saying dialogue could lead to a "brighter path" for Pyongyang but vowing to keep "maximum pressure" on the Kim Jong-un regime until it undeniably abandons its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Published February 25, 2018

President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump keeps door open for North Korea talks

The White House responded cautiously to North Korea's expression of interest in diplomatic talks with the U.S. Sunday, suggesting the Trump administration may be interested, but remains committed to "achieving the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." Published February 25, 2018