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Guy Taylor

gtaylor@washingtontimes.com

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

In this Friday, June 18, 2021, photo, Ebrahim Raisi, a candidate in Iran's presidential elections waves to the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Tehran, Iran. The Biden administration is lashing out at Iran for accusing it of delaying a proposed prisoner swap to force a quick resumption of paused indirect nuclear talks. The State Department on Saturday, July 17, 2021 slammed as “outrageous” comments made by Iran's deputy foreign minister who blamed the U.S. and Britain for the delay. A sixth round of nuclear talks ended last month without agreement ahead of Iran's presidential election won by Ebrahim Raisi. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) **FILE**

Popular protests, violent crackdown put Biden’s Iran policy to the test

It started two weeks ago as a small-scale demonstration over water shortages in a remote province, but like other Iranian protests in recent years, the outburst has spread to several major cities with large crowds calling for the downfall of the Iranian regime and chants of "Death to the dictator."

August 1, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint news conference with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan (JNB) in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, July 28, 2021.  (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)  **FILE**

China woos Taliban as U.S. military departs Afghanistan

China's foreign minister hosted a high-level Taliban delegation on Wednesday, signaling an uptick in Beijing's bid for influence in Afghanistan at a moment when U.S. and foreign troops are leaving and the Islamist militants are seizing large swaths of territory from the U.S.-backed Kabul government. The meeting came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed not to abandon Afghanistan during a visit to India on Wednesday.

July 28, 2021
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi listens during his meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Iraqi prime minister urges less attention to ‘anti-American’ propaganda

Americans would do well to pay less attention to negative propaganda about their country and realize there are millions of people around the world, including in Iraq, who appreciate the United States as a beacon of democracy and a force for progress in the world, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said in an interview with The Washington Times.

July 27, 2021
People participate in a rally outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in support of the protesters in Cuba. The problems of two tiny Caribbean states, Cuba and Haiti, have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are posing a growing challenge for President Joe Biden that could have political ramifications.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Critics say Biden missing a chance to back freedom movement in Cuba

The Biden administration on Monday leveled fresh sanctions against Havana and aligned with 20 other democracies to collectively condemn the Cuban regime's recent crackdown on protesters, but critics and anti-communism activists say the U.S. moves are not enough.

July 26, 2021
In this file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks next to first lady and Vice President Rosario Murillo during the inauguration ceremony of a highway overpass in Managua, Nicaragua. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

Nicaragua’s descent into dictatorship vexes Biden’s pro-democracy agenda

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is establishing a full-blown dictatorship, according to regional experts who warn the jailing of opposition figures and gunning down of protesters in the tiny Central American nation represents an outsized challenge for President Biden's pro-democracy agenda.

July 3, 2021
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld appears on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper, File)

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who served under three Republican presidents and led the Pentagon through the 9/11 attacks, the resulting U.S. military invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the first years of America's global war on terrorism, died at the age of 88 on Wednesday.

June 30, 2021
In this Aug. 30, 2018, file photo, a new citizens holds an American flag and passport during a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Kendall Field Office in Miami.  (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) **FILE**

Biden administration eases gender requirements on U.S. passports

The State Department said Wednesday it will no longer require Americans to provide medical documentation proving their gender on passport applications, paving the way for individuals to choose a gender they self-identify with regardless of what their birth certificate or hospital records indicate.

June 30, 2021
In this file photo, a Colonial Pipeline station is seen, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Smyrna, Ga., near Atlanta.  (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Fear of doomsday cyberattack yields truce between feds and private sector

The recent surge of cyberattacks has triggered a blame game between private industry and federal agencies over who truly bears responsibility for ensuring such incidents don't cripple critical infrastructure for things like fuel, electricity and water supplies and cause massive damage to the economy.

June 29, 2021
President Joe Biden, right, meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden vows to back Afghan leaders as U.S. pullout accelerates

President Biden hosted Afghanistan's president and top peace negotiator at the White House Friday, vowing to maintain U.S. support for the embattled Kabul government even as the last American and NATO troops leave and fears mount of a major Taliban offensive.

June 25, 2021