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

State Department spokeswoman says it is time for Assad to ‘step aside’

The State Department stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syria's embattled president Tuesday after he delivered a two-hour speech railing against his Arab neighbors and blaming foreign plotters for inciting unrest in his nation. Published January 10, 2012

Iran: Latin visit, American’s death sentence push limits

Tensions between the United States and Iran reached new heights Monday, as Iran's president met with Venezuela's leader amid reports that Tehran has issued a death sentence on a U.S. citizen accused of spying for the CIA. Published January 9, 2012

U.S. eyeing Iran leader’s Latin America trip

U.S. officials will closely watch the Iranian president's visit to Latin America this week, concerned that he is seeking to forge alliances amid growing international support for U.S.-led sanctions against Iran's nuclear program. Published January 7, 2012

Laughter good diplomacy for India

You've heard that laughter is the best medicine, but it could also make good diplomacy. Published January 1, 2012

Bombings rock Baghdad and kill scores

U.S. officials condemned Thursday's wave of bombings that killed at least 69 people in Baghdad and fed fears that renewed sectarian violence will fill a security vacuum created by the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from Iraq on Sunday. Published December 22, 2011

U.S. takes delicate approach to North Korean succession

U.S. officials treaded carefully Monday in responding to Kim Jong-il's death amid concerns that the North Korean dictator's demise could trigger a succession struggle that would deepen uncertainty over the communist nation's nuclear arsenal. Published December 19, 2011