Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
Iranian dissidents rally this weekend in Albania as Washington-Tehran tensions surge
The world's biggest exiled Iranian dissident movement will hold its annual rally this weekend to call for regime change in Iran and to push the U.S. and Western nations to adopt a firmer policy rather than seek negotiations and diplomacy with Tehran. Published July 20, 2022
Biden comes up empty-handed in Saudi Arabia, but marshals region against Iran
President Biden's ended an arduous four-day visit to the Middle East over the weekend without a major success to appease his liberal base, which has criticized him for pandering to oil-rich autocrats and walking back a campaign pledge to make a pariah of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Published July 17, 2022
Iran lashes out at Biden, accuses him of stoking tensions
Iran's hardline Islamist government on Sunday accused President Biden of stoking "Iranophobia" and provoking regional tensions on his Middle East tour that wrapped up over the weekend after visits to Saudi Arabia and Israel. Published July 17, 2022
Iran-Russia alliance grows as Biden heads to Mideast amid rising threats
President Biden's Mideast trip risks getting upstaged by Vladimir Putin, who is headed to the region directly after Mr. Biden for meetings in Iran -- a move the Kremlin announced a day after the Biden administration accused Tehran of supplying drones to aid Russia's war in Ukraine. Published July 12, 2022
New twists in Japan assassination probe; Unification Church distances itself from Abe’s killing
Throngs of mourners streamed through a temple in Tokyo to pay respects to Japan's slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday, as the widening investigation into his assassination at a campaign rally on Friday brought forth new questions about what may have motivated the accused killer. Published July 11, 2022
Delicate mission: Biden heads to Mideast, Saudi Arabia as global energy prices soar
As President Biden heads out on his first trip to the Middle East, officials say he plans to celebrate the Abraham Accords while also honoring the Saudis with a personal visit. Published July 10, 2022
China lashes out against ‘Asian version of NATO’
The decision by NATO leaders for the first time to highlight the global security threat posed by China has triggered outrage in Beijing, where the Chinese foreign ministry on Thursday accused the Western military alliance of pushing a narrative that "distorts the truth" and "promotes confrontation" between the West and China. Published June 30, 2022
Signs of breakthrough in South Korea-Japan tensions on sidelines of NATO summit
Diplomatic friction between South Korea and Japan that threatens to undermine a strategic partnership with the U.S. appears to be easing after years of intense bickering between the two key American allies in Northeast Asia. Published June 29, 2022
Philippines’ Marcos set to toe careful line between U.S. and China
A presidential transfer of power this week in the Philippines could either enhance or undermine U.S. efforts to unify Asian democracies against China's expanding economic power and increasingly aggressive military activity. Published June 28, 2022
Biden, others vow at G-7 to back Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’
The U.S. and other economically powerful democracies vowed to back Ukraine for "as long as it takes" Monday, promising to expand sanctions on Russia and increase sophisticated weapons deliveries amid a resurgence of missile attacks by Russian forces, including the first strikes in weeks that have hit civilian targets in Kyiv. Published June 27, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine, China’s growing global influence top Biden agenda on Europe summit
President Biden sought Sunday to rally America's major allies to stay unified against Russia's war in Ukraine while also announcing a new global infrastructure investment partnership among several of the world's largest U.S.-aligned economies to counter China's rising influence over Africa, Asia and Latin America. Published June 26, 2022
G-7 to ban Russian gold, as missile strikes continue in Ukraine
Russian forces unleashed a barrage of missile attacks Sunday in Ukraine, as the U.S. and its allies planned to ban gold from Russia to further isolate Moscow from global markets. Published June 26, 2022
Iran speech offers glimpse at a Pence foreign policy
Former Vice President Mike Pence sharply criticized what he called the Biden's administration's "weakness" on foreign policy Thursday, slamming the administration's "disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan" and arguing that White House "appeasement" of Iran is backfiring. Published June 23, 2022
Shadow war: Iran claims it broke up Israeli Mossad plot to kill nuclear scientists
The long-running shadow war between Israel and Iran took a new twist this week, with Tehran claiming to have arrested Israeli intelligence agents who were plotting to assassinate more Iranian nuclear scientists. Published June 22, 2022
U.S. officials shine spotlight on China’s repression of Uygur Muslims
The United States is pushing to "strengthen international coordination" against the Chinese government's human rights abuses, with a specific focus on banning products made with forced labor in China's Xinjiang region, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. Published June 21, 2022
Continental shift: Leftists on the march as ex-guerrilla Petro wins in Colombia
Colombia has become the latest Latin American nation to pivot hard to the left with Sunday's election of Gustavo Petro, a former Marxist guerrilla fighter turned socialist mayor of Bogota, as its next president. Published June 20, 2022
Chinese, Russian influence drown out democracy with African coups
A surge in the number of military coups that have brought down democratic governments across Africa can be traced to China's rising regional and global influence, according to regional experts, who also blame successive U.S. administrations for failing to develop a more coherent strategy for investing in and bolstering democracy on the continent. Published June 16, 2022
Fog of war: U.S. slaps down Russian claims that arms meant for Ukraine went missing in Syria
U.S. officials are pushing back hard against Russian claims that American anti-aircraft missiles meant for Ukraine have begun showing up on the illicit arms market in Syria. Published June 14, 2022
Biden muted at summit as China extends clout across hemisphere
Hopes that the United States could seize on this week's Summit of the Americas to counter China's growing influence and investment clout in Latin America appear to be falling flat -- and the Biden administration may have itself to blame. Published June 9, 2022
Biden’s ‘patience’ policy with North Korea not working, key GOP voice says
President Biden's embrace of an Obama-era policy of "Strategic Patience 2.0" toward North Korea isn't working, according to a leading Senate Republican voice on foreign policy, who argues the administration needs to take a more active stance on the ballistic missile and nuclear weapons threat emanating from Pyongyang. Published June 7, 2022