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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

While the abortive Green Revolution eight years ago was driven mainly by the children of wealthy political elites in Tehran in the wake of a questionable election, the spontaneous protests this time around are unfolding across the country and driven by what analysts describe as "the working poor" — a segment of the population that has little to lose in the face of a crackdown by the regime. (Associated Press)

Iran protests differ from 2009 Green Revolution

The wave of violent protests churning across Iran differs dramatically from the last major uprising that rocked the country in 2009 and could spiral out of control if the regime moves too quickly toward military-style tactics to crush the unrest. Published January 2, 2018

This frame grab from video was taken by an individual not employed by The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran from FreedomMessenger, that describes itself as an "independent Iranian news agency seeking complete change of the Iranian regime by reporting on the human rights situation in Iran," purports to show attack on Iran police station in Qahdarijan, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Six rioters were killed during the attack on the police station, according to Iranian state TV. It reported that clashes were sparked by rioters who tried to steal guns from the police station. (FreedomMessenger via AP)

Iran blasts Donald Trump for comments on protests

Iranian authorities lashed out at President Trump Tuesday, accusing him interfering in their nation's domestic affairs with tweets in support of protesters who are engaged in the biggest uprising against the government in Tehran since 2009. Published January 2, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't care about a victory by Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, according to a consensus. Moscow's goal was to sow doubt in the integrity of the Democratic process. (Associated Press/File)

Russia’s meddling in U.S. election worries world

What the Russians did, according to a leading international political consultant, was create a blueprint for 21st-century subversion that is now being mimicked by spin doctors and elusive digital data firms to sow chaos in elections wherever they can. Published December 28, 2017

President Barack Obama meets with members of his national security team to discuss developments in the Boston bombings investigation, in the Situation Room of the White House, April 19, 2013. Pictured, from left, are: FBI Director Robert Mueller; Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; Attorney General Eric Holder; Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken; and Vice Persident Joe Biden. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Barack Obama used classified intelligence leaks for political gain

By the end of President Obama's second term, the practices of leaking, ignoring and twisting intelligence for political gain were ingrained in how the administration conducted national security policy, according to sources who spoke anonymously with The Washington Times. Published December 21, 2017

President Trump decribed Russia and China as "rival powers" challenging "American influence, values and wealth" on Monday during his speech on national security. (Associated PRess)

Donald Trump national security blueprint criticized by Russia, China

President Trump's new national security blueprint labeling Russia and China "strategic competitors" struck a nerve in Moscow and Beijing, with both criticizing the "America First" approach as isolationist and reminiscent of Cold War-style posturing by Washington. Published December 19, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ahead of an NCAA college football game between the Army and the Navy, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Rex Tillerson announces partial easing of State Department hiring ban

Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson drew applause from U.S. diplomats Tuesday by announcing at a State Department townhall meeting that he was easing what had been a months-long hiring freeze at the State Department to aid families of department employees. Published December 12, 2017

President Trump said on Oct. 13 that Iran is not living up to the "spirit" of the nuclear deal that it signed in 2015. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s Iran nuclear deal deadline ignored in Congress

Congress is about to miss what was widely seen as a deadline to deal with President Trump's demands for a harder line on the Iran nuclear deal, failing to agree on new sanctions against Tehran and punting the future of the deal back to Mr. Trump. Published December 11, 2017

Mikhail Lesin (right) served as a top press aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin until 2009. As his broadcast network RT expanded, he had a falling-out with Mr. Putin, one American intelligence source said, and he moved his family to California. (REUTERS/ITAR-TASS/KREMLIN PRESS SERVICE)

Mikhail Lesin’s death swung attention to Russia after Obama’s intelligence fiasco

That so much of Mikhail Lesin's death remains unexplained more than two years later underscores the deep confusion in Washington over what American spies knew and didn't know about the depths of Russian subversion activities in 2015 and, more broadly, whether Moscow's subsequent election-meddling exposed a major hole in American intelligence. Published December 7, 2017

In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China bank sanctions as North Korea missile response risk backlash

North Korea's test of its most powerful and sophisticated ballistic missile to date has sparked a heated debate inside the Trump administration over whether to impose broad new sanctions against Chinese banks suspected of laundering money for the rogue regime. Published November 29, 2017

North Korea abruptly ended a 10-week pause in its weapons testing by launching what the Pentagon said was an intercontinental ballistic missile, apparently its longest-range test yet, a move that will escalate already high tensions with Washington. The Korean letters read "Fired ballistic missile." (Associated Press)

North Korea missile test flouts Donald Trump’s threats

North Korea fired what may be its most sophisticated ballistic missile ever Tuesday, flouting President Trump's threats and international efforts to halt the rogue nation's nuclear weapons program and kicking off what national security experts say is likely the first in a surge of new tests from the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the coming months. Published November 28, 2017

Kim Yong-nam (left), North Korea's No. 2 political leader and head of its legislature, has been meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The length of a visit in August raised alarm bells in Washington. (Associated Press/File)

Fresh concern over possible Iran-North Korea nuclear links

A series of high-level meetings between Iranian and North Korean officials has prompted fresh concern in U.S. national security circles about the depth of military and ballistic missile technology cooperation between the two American adversaries, according to a Washington think tank. Published November 28, 2017