Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
Xi Jinping, China’s president, vows even harder corruption crackdown
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to knuckle down in his years-old campaign against corruption Thursday, issuing his most blunt call to date for fierce loyalty and discipline from officials within the nation's ruling Communist Party. Published January 11, 2018
Trump admin. condemns Myanmar for jailing Reuters journalists
The Trump administration is calling for the release of two Reuters journalists from custody in Myanmar, where they're being accused of violating a colonial-era government "secrets act." Published January 11, 2018
Donald Trump seen stopping short of killing Iran nuclear deal
With Tehran and U.S. allies in Europe stepping up pressure to preserve the 2015 Iranian nuclear accord, President Trump appears poised to back away from a threat to pull America out of the deal, opting instead for new, albeit more targeted, sanctions against Iranian officials and entities. Published January 10, 2018
Senate Democrats slam Trump with report on Russian meddling
Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hammered President Trump in a new report that claims his administration "has largely ignored" the ongoing threat of Russian meddling designed to undermine democracies across the Western world. Published January 10, 2018
Israeli jets and rockets hit Syria overnight, Syrian army claims
The Syrian army claimed Tuesday that Israeli fighter jets and rockets targeted positions inside the war-torn nation overnight, marking a potential uptick in tensions between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants operating there. Published January 9, 2018
Protesters burn Trump photos in Pakistan as anger grows over Washington’s halt of financial aid
Demonstrators burned large photos of President Trump in Pakistan on Friday, while the Pakistani foreign minister accused Washington of being "erratic in its approach" to the region following the Trump administration's suspension of aid to the South Asian nation. Published January 5, 2018
State Department announces indefinite freeze on security aid to Pakistan
The Trump administration on Thursday suspended nearly all bilateral security aid to Pakistan and called out the Islamabad government over its record on religious freedom, sending an already troubled relationship to a new low in a clash over how to conduct the war against terrorists. Published January 4, 2018
Trump administration threatens to punish Iranian officials who crush protests
The U.S. State Department threatened Thursday to take punitive action against Iranian officials who've killed anti-government protesters or engaged in violence and other aggressive tactics to crush demonstrations that swept the Mideast nation over the past week. Published January 4, 2018
U.S. delays military exercises with South Korea, but warns of manipulation by North
The commander of some 30,000 U.S. troops based in South Korea warned Thursday that North Korea may be trying to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul by making sudden overtures toward diplomacy with the South. Published January 4, 2018
North-South hotline reopens on Korean peninsula
North Korea said Wednesday it will reopen a telephone hotline with South Korea -- re-establishing a key emergency communications link between the two nations a day after Seoul put forward a proposal for high-level talks with Pyongyang. Published January 3, 2018
Iran protests spread, even as military declares them over
Iran's most influential military commander on Wednesday declared the wave of anti-regime protests rocking nation as over, despite reports that demonstrators continue to fill the streets in more than a dozen cities. Published January 3, 2018
Iran protests differ from 2009 Green Revolution
The wave of violent protests churning across Iran differs dramatically from the last major uprising that rocked the country in 2009 and could spiral out of control if the regime moves too quickly toward military-style tactics to crush the unrest. Published January 2, 2018
Iran blasts Donald Trump for comments on protests
Iranian authorities lashed out at President Trump Tuesday, accusing him interfering in their nation's domestic affairs with tweets in support of protesters who are engaged in the biggest uprising against the government in Tehran since 2009. Published January 2, 2018
Russia’s meddling in U.S. election worries world
What the Russians did, according to a leading international political consultant, was create a blueprint for 21st-century subversion that is now being mimicked by spin doctors and elusive digital data firms to sow chaos in elections wherever they can. Published December 28, 2017
Russia claims U.S. training former ISIS fighters in Syria
Russia's top military general is accusing U.S. forces in Syria of setting up a special camp to train former operatives of the Islamic State terror group. Published December 27, 2017
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS leader, not confirmed dead or alive
American-led forces stripped the Islamic State of its key territorial holds in Syria and Iraq this year, but uncertainty still looms over the fate of the terrorist group's evasive leader. Published December 26, 2017
Barack Obama used classified intelligence leaks for political gain
By the end of President Obama's second term, the practices of leaking, ignoring and twisting intelligence for political gain were ingrained in how the administration conducted national security policy, according to sources who spoke anonymously with The Washington Times. Published December 21, 2017
Donald Trump national security blueprint criticized by Russia, China
President Trump's new national security blueprint labeling Russia and China "strategic competitors" struck a nerve in Moscow and Beijing, with both criticizing the "America First" approach as isolationist and reminiscent of Cold War-style posturing by Washington. Published December 19, 2017
U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution rescinding Donald Trump’s declaration Jerusalem is Israel’s capital
President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital came under fresh assault Monday, as the U.S. was forced to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Washington reverse course and rescind its policy shift. Published December 18, 2017
North Korean provocations must end before talks with U.S. can begin, says Tillerson
President Trump called on Russia to help exert pressure on North Korea, as the administration signaled anew Friday that a door to negotiations with Pyongyang could open if the North Korean regime halts all nuclear and missile provocations. Published December 15, 2017