Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
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
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
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
Pence tells world peace rally that U.S. must show strength in face of North Korean provocations
Former Vice President Mike Pence told a gathering of world leaders and international dignitaries on Friday that there is still hope for a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear crisis, but stressed that America must show strength in the face of rising missile tests and other provocations from Pyongyang. Published February 11, 2022
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
White House national security adviser warns: Russian war looms with ‘enormous human cost’
The Biden administration elevated its warnings Sunday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine may be imminent, saying Moscow could invade "at any time" and create a conflict that will result in "enormous human cost." Published February 6, 2022
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
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
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
As Russia-Ukraine fight escalates, some question the U.S. role
Why does the U.S. care about Ukraine and a fight over obscure Soviet-era borders? Why is President Biden willing to risk World War III to stop Russia from invading? Published January 25, 2022
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
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
Blinken to hold high-stakes summit with Russia’s Lavrov as tensions mount
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Ukraine on Tuesday and Germany later this week as the Biden administration scrambles to try to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Published January 18, 2022
Putin, Xi to highlight Russia-China summit while U.S. and allies diplomatically boycott Olympics
The U.S. and key allies will diplomatically boycott next month's Winter Olympics in China, but Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to seize on the Games to spotlight strategic ties between Moscow and Beijing. Published January 17, 2022
Republicans calling on Biden to toughen up against the Kremlin
Republican lawmakers are calling on President Biden to clamp down on Russia amid a series of high-stakes talks aimed at cooling tensions with the Kremlin. Published January 13, 2022
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
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
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
Blinken: Breakthrough with Putin unlikely as Ukraine tensions mount
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday downplayed prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough with Moscow ahead of high-stakes U.S.-Russia talks this week aimed at staving off a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Published January 9, 2022
More than 200 dead in clashes between armed gangs, farmers in Nigeria
A surge of violence over the past week in Nigeria has left more than 200 people dead in the oil-rich, conflict-prone nation that's home to Africa's biggest economy. Published January 9, 2022