Guy Taylor
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Bruce Klingner, ex-CIA official, warns Donald Trump: Don’t ‘get outplayed again’ by Kim Jong-un
Bruce Klingner, a former high-level CIA official in Korea, says there's been "no progress" on denuclearization since President Trump and Kim Jong-un held their historic Singapore summit last June, and warns Mr. Trump can't afford to "get outplayed again" as the two head toward a second meeting. Published January 20, 2019
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin private talk likely known to intelligence
U.S. spy agencies may already have access to what President Trump discussed during his private meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last year, according to intelligence community sources. Published January 17, 2019
North Korean visit could be prelude to second Kim Jong-un, Trump summit
North Korea's top nuclear negotiator is slated to arrive in Washington Thursday for meetings with the Trump administration, according to diplomatic sources, who say U.S. officials are hoping for a breakthrough in the stalled denuclearization process and a possible second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Published January 16, 2019
Pompeo slams Iran over satellite launch
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sharply condemned Iran's firing of a satellite-carrying rocket into space Tuesday, claiming it was carried out in "flagrant" defiance of a United Nations Security Council resolution that calls on Iran to refrain from any activity relating to ballistic missiles. Published January 15, 2019
Top North Korean nuclear negotiator headed to Washington: Reports
The State Department would neither confirm nor deny South Korean media reports Tuesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold high-level talks with his North Korean counterpart in Washington later this week. Published January 15, 2019
Mike Pompeo’s Mideast trip a string of tricky geopolitical challenges
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up an eight-nation Middle East tour Monday by defending Saudi Arabia as a key strategic partner in isolating Iran. Published January 14, 2019
Mike Pompeo slams Obama-era Mideast ‘retreat,’ calls on allies to help isolate Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought in Egypt Thursday to reassure Middle East allies of America's staying power as a "liberating force" in the region, while also calling on them to back President Trump's efforts to isolate Iran and to "shoulder new responsibilities for defeating Islamist extremism." Published January 10, 2019
South Korean envoy anticipates second U.S.-North Korea summit
South Korea's top diplomat in Washington believes President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold a second summit in 2019 and says progress on denuclearization can come despite a lack of momentum since the two first met in Singapore last June. Published January 9, 2019
Trump Syria withdraw plan scuttled by Erdogan Kurd offensive plan
The fate of Kurds whom the U.S. relied upon to battle the Islamic State continued to roil President Trump's hope for a Syria troop pullout Tuesday, with Turkey's leader rejecting outright Washington's demand that it hold back on attacking Kurdish forces after American forces depart. Published January 8, 2019
Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping talk strategy ahead of potential summit with Donald Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Beijing Tuesday for a discussion on ways the two might better coordinate their strategies ahead of a possible second summit between Mr. Kim and President Trump. Published January 8, 2019
Mike Pompeo, John Bolton, Donald Trump scramble to get Syria troop withdrawal story straight
The Trump administration scrambled Monday to straighten out the messaging of its Middle East policy and assure allies of America's staying power amid confusion in the region over the scope and pace of the president's plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria. Published January 7, 2019
U.S. and North Korean officials meet in Hanoi to discuss Trump-Kim summit: Report
American diplomats have quietly held multiple meetings with North Korean officials in Vietnam to discuss holding a second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the southeast Asian nation, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday. Published January 7, 2019
Turkey claims FBI officials visiting Ankara to discuss Gulen
Turkish media claimed Friday that an American delegation including FBI officials was in the second day of meetings in Ankara to discuss Turkey's outrage over U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses of masterminding a failed 2016 coup in the country. Published January 4, 2019
Former CIA official: Moscow may have grabbed ex-Marine to spring Russian spy from U.S.
A former top CIA officer in Russia says the ex-U.S. Marine indicted on espionage charges by Moscow doesn't fit the profile of U.S. intelligence and may have been arrested as part of a Kremlin plot to muscle Washington into freeing a high-profile Russian spy held by the United States. Published January 4, 2019
China willing to use ‘force’ to absorb Taiwan if necessary
Chinese President Xi Jinping stated outright on Wednesday that Beijing's goal is to absorb Taiwan and that China could use "force" to achieve the goal if necessary. Published January 2, 2019
Trump ‘America first’ doctrine tested by crises, shifting global order
President Trump's high-wire nuclear diplomacy with North Korea could collapse or achieve a major breakthrough. The same goes for contentious trade talks with China, Mr. Trump's withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan, an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal and the administration's nuclear brinkmanship with Iran. Published December 31, 2018
Mike Pompeo hopes to find in Brazil a new ally against China
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will use a trip to South America next week to forge an alliance against rising Chinese influence in the region with incoming Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a hardline conservative who's made headlines by accusing Beijing of trying to "buy" Brazil. Published December 28, 2018
Mike Pompeo: North Korea talks not ‘like instant pudding’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought to put a positive face on the struggling denuclearization talks with North Korea Thursday -- even as Pyongyang escalated its aggressive rhetoric with a fresh demand that Washington remove a U.S. nuclear umbrella currently protecting South Korea and Japan. Published December 20, 2018
U.S. withdrawal from Syria may leave Kurdish allies in a lurch
An abrupt U.S. withdrawal from Syria will have major spillover effects on a number of players in the conflict, including Iran, but the biggest short-term impact is likely to be felt by Syria's Kurdish minority, who have provided critical help in the fight against the Islamic State but rely on American protection for their survival in the war zone. Published December 19, 2018
North Korea denuclearization talks ‘sluggish’ with U.S.
The Trump administration is struggling to inject new momentum into the denuclearization talks with North Korea, amid signs the U.S.-South Korean alliance is facing new strains over Seoul's unwillingness to pay more for American troops stationed in the South. Published December 18, 2018