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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.

Threat Status Influencers Videos

Go behind the scenes with Washington Times National Security Editor Guy Taylor as he interviews officials and experts directly involved in the most important global security, foreign policy, and technology issues impacting America's position in the world.


Threat Status Podcast

An edgy and informative look at the biggest U.S. national security and geopolitical issues making headlines right now. Less about hot takes and more about depth, the Threat Status podcast is helmed by veteran Washington Times journalists Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor and features regular appearances by insiders with expertise on war, politics and global affairs.


Special Report: Vlad's Vengeance

Inside Putin's 'hybrid warfare' on the U.S. Click here to read more.


Articles by Guy Taylor

FILE - In this July 21, 2016 file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro stands with Spain's former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, left, and former Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez, during a photo opportunity after a meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela’s government says Pope Francis met with Maduro at the Vatican on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Venezuela doctors threatened for speaking about lack of medical supplies

The Venezuelan government is using "intimidation or violence" to silence critics of its failure to address spiraling food and medical shortages, Human Rights Watch said Monday — a day after the socialist nation's parliament vowed to begin impeachment proceedings against President Nicolas Maduro. Published October 24, 2016

clouded: Islamic State fighters have ignited oil wells outside Mosul to create a smokescreen for U.S.-backed Iraqi and Kurdish forces. A successful liberation of Iraq's second-largest city would bolster President Obama's legacy of leading from behind. (Associated Press)

Obama hoping for quick Mosul victory to validate ISIS strategy, boost Hillary Clinton

With the fight for Mosul entering its second week, the Obama administration is under pressure to declare victory over the Islamic State, a win the White House says would validate the president's strategy of waging proxy wars against the terrorist group in Iraq and Syria days before Americans head to the polls. Published October 23, 2016

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (left) received a warm welcome from Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday. Mr. Duterte's visit is part of a charm offensive aimed at seeking trade and support from the Asian giant by setting aside a territorial dispute. (Associated Press)

Rodrigo Duterte ‘separation’ talk perplexes U.S. as Philippines court China, Russia

Relations between two longtime allies hit a new low Thursday as American officials scrambled to react to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's announcement in Beijing that he was pursuing a "separation" from the United States and moving closer to China and Russia, asserting that Mr. Duterte's remarks were "inexplicably at odds" with the close alliance between Washington and Manila. Published October 20, 2016

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Donald Trump the debater gets tough reviews overseas

The rest of the world saw pretty much the presidential debate American pundits did, with many foreign critics saying Republican Donald Trump proved less than ready for prime time but faulting Democrat Hillary Clinton for failing to put away her less experienced foe. Published September 27, 2016

Pakistan and India face tension after an attack earlier this month on an Indian military base in Indian Kashmir that left many soldiers dead. (Associated Press)

Pakistan says India risks ‘self-destructive war’ by escalating Kashmir tensions

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: The top Pakistani official in the volatile dispute over Kashmir warned in an interview that India is dangerously escalating a war of words over the divided territory between the two nuclear-armed powers, vehemently denying that Islamabad was behind a recent attack that killed 18 soldiers at an Indian military base there. Published September 26, 2016

Ahmad Khan Rahami, who is suspected of planting bombs in New York and New Jersey, was arrested after a shootout with police on Monday in Linden, New Jersey. Authorities were trying to unravel what has become a confusing new chapter in America's war on terrorism. (Associated Press)

Ahmad Khan Rahami on FBI file two years ago, report claims

The FBI created a file on New York and New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami two years ago, but decided not to open a formal investigation into the U.S. citizen of Afghan descent after determining that he showed no signs of being a "radicalized" extremists, according to a report Tuesday. Published September 20, 2016

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (right) and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center) looked over a mangled construction toolbox on Sunday while touring the site of an explosion on Saturday night that injured 29 people. (Associated Press)

Terror clues sought in New York blast, Minnesota stabbings

Investigators scrambled for clues behind an apparent terrorist explosion that rocked New York on Saturday as the Islamic State claimed credit for a Somali immigrant's stabbing rampage in Minnesota. Published September 18, 2016