Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga: U.S. losing to China diplomacy in Africa
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: The U.S. government must step up with resources and investment dollars if it wants to challenge the growing influence of China across sub-Saharan Africa, the prime minister of the West African nation of Mali is warning. Published March 27, 2019
Mike Pompeo’s influence with Donald Trump at State Department questioned
In an administration that even close allies have trouble assessing, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's clout and evident camaraderie with President Trump have made him a reassuring and consequential figure. Published March 17, 2019
U.S. support Juan Guaido in Venezuela strong as diplomats leave
The withdrawal of the last U.S. diplomats from Venezuela does not mean the Trump administration is abandoning its support for opposition leader Juan Guaido in the escalating clash with socialist President Nicolas Maduro, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Published March 12, 2019
Mike Pompeo denies that U.S. is behind the blackouts in Venezuela
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied Monday that the U.S. was responsible for hacking Venezuela's energy grid, asserting that the debilitating power outages now gripping the South American nation are the result of "years and years of neglect" by Venezuelan authorities. Published March 11, 2019
Mike Pompeo denies U.S. role in Venezuela power outages
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied allegations Monday that the U.S. was responsible for hacking or meddling with Venezuela's energy grid. Published March 11, 2019
John Bolton: Donald Trump optimistic for more North Korea talks
President Trump and his top advisers expressed optimism through the weekend that diplomatic efforts on denuclearization talks with Pyongyang can be revived, despite reports of North Korean ballistic missile and nuclear activity. Published March 10, 2019
John Bolton ‘honored’ that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ‘fears’ him
National Security Advisor John Bolton said Sunday he feels "honored" that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently named him as among a list of Trump administration officials that Mr. Maduro "fears." Published March 10, 2019
John Bolton, national security advisor, downplays prospect of imminent N. Korean missile launch
National Security Adviser John Bolton tried to tamp down speculation about prospect of North Korea test-launching a missile after recent commercial satellite imagery appearing to show cranes rebuilding a key launch site that Pyongyang had vowed to destroy. Published March 10, 2019
Joseph Yun, ex-U.S. ambassador: No question now Hanoi summit outcome was ‘bad news’ for Kim Jong-un
President Trump and Kim Jong-un's failure to reach an agreement in their second summit was "really bad news" for the North Korean leader, according to a former top State Department official who had a instrumental role in opening the current nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang. Published March 10, 2019
India says it told Pakistan of Jaish-e-Muhammad terror camp before airstrikes
India gave specific information to Pakistani authorities on the location of a U.S.-designated terror group's training camp inside Pakistan well before Indian fighter jets bombed the camp last week, according to a high-level Indian official who says Islamabad flat-out ignored the information. Published March 7, 2019
Donald Trump questions North Korea restored rocket site report
President Trump responded cautiously Wednesday to a report that North Korea is restoring a long-range rocket launch site it had promised to dismantle, as the high-stakes nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang struggled to keep its momentum. Published March 6, 2019
Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana wants review of 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty
The top Philippine defense official called Tuesday for a review of his nation's decades-old military treaty with Washington, saying Manila fears being sucked into a "war that we do not seek and do not want" should the U.S. and China suddenly clash over the region's disputed waterways. Published March 5, 2019
N. Korean state media stays quiet on Trump-Kim summit, focuses instead on ‘goodwill’ of Vietnam trip
State-controlled media in Pyongyang remained quiet Tuesday on Kim Jong Un's high-stakes summit last week with President Trump -- choosing instead to focus only on the North Korean leader's return home from an "official goodwill visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam." Published March 5, 2019
China rivalry hovers over Mike Pompeo’s Manila stop
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met in Manila Thursday with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to boost a key Southeast Asian treaty ally at a moment of increased concern over expanding Chinese military might and economic maneuvering in the region. Published February 28, 2019
Donald Trump touts deep U.S. intel in North Korea: ‘We know every inch of that country’
After cutting short his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday, President Trump revealed that U.S. intelligence has a far more meticulous and detailed understanding of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile operations than has previously been revealed. Published February 28, 2019
Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un meet for start of second denuclearization summit
President Trump warmly greeted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday at the start of their second denuclearization summit, predicting that their "great relationship" will lead to fruitful negotiations over the North's nuclear weapons. Published February 27, 2019
N. Korea state media quiet as Kim Jong-un makes splash in Hanoi
Kim Jong-un's arrival here Tuesday grabbed global attention, with pundits from Sydney to Stockholm weighing in on everything from his coifed haircut to the cigarettes he smokes to the big question of whether he'll give up his nuclear weapons. Published February 26, 2019
Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un arrive in Vietnam for second denuclearization summit
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Hanoi Tuesday amid heavy security for their second summit, as the president seeks to negotiate the elusive terms for ending Pyongyang's menacing pursuit of a nuclear weapons program. Published February 26, 2019
Kim Jong-un has fences to mend during Vietnam summit
HANOI, Vietnam| Kim Jong-un's summit with President Trump is the main event, but insiders say the North Korean leader has an "ulterior motive" — smoothing ruffled feathers in Hanoi after Pyongyang in 2017 was accused of recruiting a Vietnamese woman to assassinate Mr. Kim's half-brother in Malaysia. Published February 25, 2019
Kim Yong-chol, Kim Jong-Un aide, aims to outwit Trump negotiators
Kim Yong-chol, Pyongyang's former intelligence chief, has emerges as a central player in the drama set to unfold when President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meet for a critical second summit to try to ease the nuclear standoff on the divided Korean Peninsula. Published February 24, 2019