Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
U.S., East Asian allies must boost cooperation as North Korean threat grows, ex-U.S. commander says
The military alliance with South Korea is the strongest defense partnership the U.S. has, according to a former top U.S. commander in the region, but the U.S., South Korea and Japan must improve "trilateral cooperation" to prepare more effectively for North Korean threats. Published October 4, 2022
Threat of Chinese invasion is ‘real,’ Taiwan’s foreign minister says
The world must prepare for the prospect that the Chinese militarily could invade Taiwan as soon as next year, the island democracy's foreign minister warned Thursday, saying Taiwan's people and defense forces are drawing inspiration from Ukraine's fight against Russia as they confront the idea of an attack by its massive neighbor across the Taiwan Strait. Published September 29, 2022
Chinese aggression a threat to democracies everywhere, Taiwanese official warns
A top Taiwanese official on relations with mainland China warned Wednesday that Beijing under President Xi Jinping is embracing an extreme form of "closed-door nationalism" and "totalitarianism" that threatens the future of Taiwan, the U.S. and other democracies. Published September 28, 2022
Iran’s leader blames U.S. for nuclear deal impasse; Biden vows no bomb for Tehran
U.S. President Biden and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in separate speeches to the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday that they want to reach a new nuclear deal, but their remarks underscored how difficult striking an agreement will be. Published September 21, 2022
Ukraine war dominates annual U.N. General Assembly debate
The top official at the United Nations warned Tuesday that mounting tensions -- spurred on by the war in Ukraine and climate change pressures -- have created a moment of "colossal global dysfunction" amid multiplying crises facing humanity. Published September 20, 2022
U.N. chief warns of ‘colossal global dysfunction’ amid concurrent crises
The top official at the United Nations is warning that global tensions -- spurred on by the war in Ukraine and the pressures of climate change -- are soaring and resulting in a moment of "colossal global dysfunction" amid multiplying crises facing humanity. Published September 20, 2022
Rights group questions backlash against Unification Church after Abe assassination
A prominent European religious freedom group wants the top United Nations human rights body to examine what it claims has been a "campaign of intolerance, discrimination, and persecution of the Unification Church" in Japan following the July assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Published September 20, 2022
Taiwan pushing for greater international coordination to counter China’s aggression
Taiwan's top diplomat in Washington said Taipei is in talks with the Biden administration on a variety of ways to counter Chinese "coercion," but for now the island democracy is not calling publicly for more U.S. sanctions to counter Beijing's increased aggression. Published September 15, 2022
Critics push Biden for more action on Abraham Accords at two-year mark
The Biden administration has cautiously embraced the Trump-era "Abraham Accords" ending a long diplomatic freeze between Israel and key Arab power, but has missed a crucial opportunity to build on the historic agreements by capitalizing on growing regional unity against the threat posed by Iran. Published September 14, 2022
World gathers in full at U.N. after turbulent pandemic years
Russian President Vladimir Putin won't be there. But his invasion of Ukraine is expected to be a center-stage issue when more than 100 world leaders gather this month in New York for the biggest United Nations gathering since COVID-19 swept the globe in early 2020. Published September 10, 2022
‘Trump of the tropics’ in tough battle for second term in Brazil
Tension in South America's biggest country is once again on a knife-edge ahead of Brazil's Oct. 2 presidential election, with the political cage match between maverick populist President Jair Bolsonaro and former President and leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva drawing comparisons to the bitter partisan divisions and chaotic aftermath of the 2020 presidential campaign in the United States. Published September 7, 2022
U.S. and South Korean forces wrap up biggest joint exercises in years
U.S. and South Korean military forces on Thursday concluded their most substantial "live-fire" joint exercises in years -- major drills featuring howitzer rounds slammed into a mountainside, swooping A-10 attack aircraft and Apache helicopters that Washington and Seoul had scaled back over the past half-decade for a range of reasons. Published September 1, 2022
Former Trump adviser Bolton says Biden’s concessions to Iran would border on treason
Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton says President Biden could be making a "treasonous" deal with Iran if his administration offers guarantees that future U.S. presidents would be constrained from exiting a renewed nuclear accord with the Islamic republic. Published August 17, 2022
China, North Korea will ‘continuously test’ resolve of U.S.-South Korea alliance, ex-commander warns
North Korea and China will "continuously test the resolve" of the U.S.-South Korea alliance, according to the former commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, who described the 69-year-old partnership in remarks over the weekend as the "textbook" example of the vital role long-standing alliances play in maintaining America's strength as a global power. Published August 16, 2022
Pompeo says China’s Xi senses ‘weakness’ emanating from White House
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: The U.S. should give Taiwan "every tool" it needs to block a Chinese takeover, according to former Secretary of State and potential 2024 GOP presidential candidate Mike Pompeo, who says an "absence of resolve" in President Biden's foreign policy has invited aggression from adversaries around the world. Published August 14, 2022
U.S. says Bolton murder plot not enough to call off talks for new nuclear deal with Iran
The State Department on Thursday stood behind the effort to strike a new pact with Tehran to limit the country's nuclear weapons program, with a top diplomatic spokesperson telling reporters that Washington is prepared to "immediately" implement an agreement if Iran drops several of its demands. Published August 11, 2022
Unification Church pushes back against ‘abusive’ media reports in wake of Shinzo Abe assassination
The Unification Church spoke out Wednesday against what it called "biased news coverage" in Japan in the wake of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination, asserting that "abusive" reporting over the past month has included "hate speech" and "encourages religious discrimination." Published August 10, 2022
In the great Asian headcount, India about to steal a title from China
The Chinese government has been muted in its response to the United Nations' recent declaration that India -- Beijing's primary economic and military rival in the Indo-Pacific -- is on pace to surpass China next year as the world's most populous nation, a title that China has held for centuries. Published August 8, 2022
U.S. proposes swap Russian arms dealer to free Griner, Whelan in Moscow
The Biden administration has formally asked Moscow to make a deal aimed at bringing home WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, both of whom are imprisoned in Russia on dubious charges. Published July 27, 2022
Hungarian diplomat pushes talks for swift end to Russia-Ukraine war
Hungary's top diplomat is calling for immediate talks to end the war in Ukraine, asserting that "all wars end up in negotiations" and that the world should be focused on how to achieve peace by quickly bringing about a cessation of the nearly five-month-old conflict. Published July 22, 2022