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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.

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Articles by Guy Taylor

Soldiers patrol near the hamlet Plaza Vieja in the Michoacan state of Mexico, Oct. 28, 2021. The self-defense movement in the nearby town of Tepalcatepec, said improvised land mines severely damaged an army armored car on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. In the war raging between drug cartels in western Mexico, gangs have begun using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on roads to disable army vehicles. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Drug cartels surge amid Biden’s border shifts and falling cooperation with Mexico

Mexican drug cartels are surging and flush with cash as the Biden administration struggles to establish a new enforcement approach along the U.S. southern border -- a situation compounded by the fumbling policies of Mexico's own left-leaning government and waves of Chinese-made fentanyl flowing into the organized criminal networks in recent years. Published February 16, 2022

Ukrainian troops patrolled the front line Monday while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov advised President Vladimir Putin to keep negotiating with Western nations about Moscow's security demands. Meanwhile, the Biden administration was preparing for war. (Associated Press)

U.S. bangs the drum on Ukraine as Putin weighs options

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave one of the first signs on Monday that he is considering easing back from a massive military buildup around Ukraine, but the Biden administration remained highly skeptical and continued to warn that an invasion of Ukraine could be imminent. Published February 14, 2022

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a forum, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Edmond, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) ** FILE **

Pompeo blasts China as world leaders gather at Seoul peace summit

China bears the blame for the immeasurable suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years and the entire world must speak with a loud, unified voice in condemning Beijing's human rights abuses and disdain for faith and freedom, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at an international rally over the weekend. Published February 13, 2022

President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden keeps pushing for Iran deal revival despite dire warnings

Iran will push ahead with clandestine nuclear enrichment and rogue missile testing, and expand its support for militant allies and terror groups if the Biden administration gets its way and revives the now tattered 2015 nuclear deal, a top Saudi Arabian security expert warned on Wednesday. Published February 9, 2022

In this file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 19, 2022. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)  **FILE**

Conventional forces a threat as dangerous as North Korea’s missiles, expert warns

North Korea last month sparked global fears with renewed testing of hypersonic projectiles and ballistic missiles capable of targeting American cities, but a former top U.S. military official in the region warns that Pyongyang's less flashy, conventional forces also pose an urgent threat to South Korea that Washington also must not ignore. Published February 2, 2022

Secretary of State Antony Blinken pauses as he speaks about Russia and Ukraine during a briefing at the State Department on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)

U.N. session fails to unite amid heightening tensions in Ukraine

Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to ease soaring bilateral tensions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov when the two speak by phone Tuesday, less than 24 hours after U.S. and Russian diplomats traded charges of provocation and aggression at a U.N. Security Council meeting devoted to the deepening crisis over Ukraine. Published January 31, 2022

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about Russia and Ukraine during a briefing at the State Department on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)

U.S., NATO reject sweeping Russian demands, but hold open ‘diplomatic path’

The Biden administration and the NATO alliance on Wednesday formally rejected Russia's demand that America and Europe halt all eastward expansion of NATO, but also stressed that a "serious diplomatic path" remains open to ease soaring tensions over the threat of Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Published January 26, 2022

A protester stands in protest to denounce the U.S. policies on North Korea near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. North Korea on Monday accused the United States of keeping up its "hostile policy" and demanded the Biden administration permanently end joint military exercises with South Korea even as it continued its recent streak of weapons tests apparently aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy. The sign reads "Suspension of war practice against North Korea and withdrawal of the U.S. troops." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

Biden leaves key ambassador posts empty in Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, South Korea

President Biden has failed to nominate anyone for several strategic ambassadorships a full year into his term in office, with some glaring embassy vacancies leaving key U.S. allies without a strong American voice and increasingly vulnerable to Chinese and Russian influence. Published January 20, 2022

A convoy of Russian armored vehicles moves along a highway in Crimea, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Russia has concentrated an estimated 100,000 troops with tanks and other heavy weapons near Ukraine in what the West fears could be a prelude to an invasion. (AP Photo)

Biden administration scrambles as Kremlin escalates again on Ukraine

The Biden administration's scramble to prevent a Russian military invasion of Ukraine will shift into high gear Wednesday, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken visiting Kyiv to show support for the Ukrainian government before holding a high-stakes summit with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later in the week. Published January 18, 2022

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, center, and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, fourth right, arrive for the NATO-Russia Council at NATO headquarters, in Brussels, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)

Fears of Ukraine invasion rise as Russia talks fail to reach breakthrough

Fears rose Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is intent on invading Ukraine, as talks between American, NATO and Russian officials failed to produce a commitment from Moscow to draw down its major troop buildup along the border with the developing, U.S.-aligned democracy. Published January 12, 2022

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile in North Korea on Jan. 5, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea’s second missile launch of new year feeds hypersonic fears

North Korea conducted its second ballistic missile launch of the new year on Tuesday, testing a suspected "hypersonic" missile that sparked concerns in Washington that that regime in Pyongyang is increasing the pace of its provocations in hopes of pressuring the Biden administration into making concessions. Published January 11, 2022

In this file photo, former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Va., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)  **FILE**

Pence calls on Washington to confront Chinese aggression on world stage

Former Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. and its allies must do more to confront Beijing's growing authoritarianism on the international stage, warning that "appeasement has never worked a single time in human history, and it will not work now." Published January 10, 2022