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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 picture released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to his supporters during his visit to Mashhad, 900 km (540 miles) east of Tehran, Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Progress slow in Trump’s push to re-write Iran nuclear deal

The Trump administration is pushing Britain, France and Germany to join in a U.S.-led retooling of the 2015 Iranian nuclear accord, but it is not clear if the others will get on board before a May 12 deadline set by President Trump to pull Washington out of the Obama-era deal.

March 21, 2018
In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., presides over a markup of a bill to expand sanctions against Iran with respect to its ballistic missile program, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Royce says he will not seek re-election after serving out his 13th term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

USAID funding ‘shouldn’t be shorted,’ Rep. Ed Royce says

The Republican head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sharply criticized President Trump's proposal to cut USAID funding by 33 percent Wednesday, saying the reduction will negatively impact American-led efforts to combat terrorists, address future health threats and promote democracy around the world.

March 21, 2018
FILE - In this March 5, 2018 file photo, provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front right, shakes hands with South Korean National Security Director Chung Eui-yong after Chung gave Kim the letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in Pyongyang, North Korea. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has always wanted to lead the diplomacy aimed at ending the North Korean nuclear crisis, even as he was overshadowed in his first year in office by a belligerent standoff between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File) **FILE**

North Korea’s silence clouds prospects of Trump-Kim meeting

Trump administration officials insist they're moving ahead with preparations for a "summit" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by the end of May, even though no time, date or agenda has been announced and the reclusive Mr. Kim hasn't left his country since ascending to power more than six years ago.

March 20, 2018
A jumbo screen in Tokyo shows President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who have agreed to face-to-face talks about the North’s nuclear program. (Associated Press/File)

White House growing N. Korea team in anticipation of talks

The Trump administration is scrambling behind the scenes to beef up its National Security Council Team on North Korea in anticipation for intense and potentially bare-knuckle diplomacy with Pyongyang, according to sources close to the White House.

March 16, 2018
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Donald Trump ready to host Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia's hard-charging young crown prince, in the midst of a bare-knuckle overhaul of his country's social, religious and economic profile while pushing an increasingly hard line against Iran, will make a momentous first visit to the White House next week.

March 15, 2018
"There's a long history of Russian efforts to influence the United States and conduct influence operations against the United States," said CIA Director Mike Pompeo. (Associated Press/File)

Diplomats put hope in Mike Pompeo as Rex Tillerson departs

He has President Trump's ear, but will he have the State Department's back? It's a question the demoralized troops at Foggy Bottom are asking about Mike Pompeo, the Republican congressman turned CIA director whom President Trump has picked to replace Rex W. Tillerson, who was fired as secretary of state.

March 14, 2018
This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. Haspel, who joined the CIA in 1985, has been chief of station at CIA outposts abroad. President Donald Trump tweeted March 13, 2018, that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the new secretary of state and that he would nominate Haspel to replace him. She has extensive overseas experience, including several stints as chief of station at outposts abroad.(CIA via AP)

Gina Haspel one of us, former spies say

A former high-level spy who served in top CIA roles during the Obama years says Gina Haspel was long ago cleared of wrongdoing in a case that involved the destruction of videotapes alleged to show American interrogators torturing al Qaeda suspects.

March 13, 2018
This combination of two file photos show U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the North Korean leader and will meet with Kim by May, a top South Korean official said Thursday, March 8, 2018, in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E, File)

Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un meeting brings skepticism

A meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un could be the diplomatic breakthrough of the century, but high-level U.S. sources, including two with experience in direct talks with Pyongyang, say huge doubts remain over the veracity of North Korea's reported offer to discuss abandoning its nuclear arsenal and to halt all weapons tests while such discussions play out.

March 11, 2018
People watch a TV screen showing images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right), South Korean President Moon Jae-in (center) and President Trump on Wednesday, Mr. Trump praised China for helping drive North Korea toward denuclearization talks. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

China tries to gauge North Korea nuclear offer

President Trump praised China for helping drive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's toward potential denuclearization talks with Washington, but a cautious Beijing has barely even reacted to reports this week that Mr. Kim is offering to halt all nuclear and missile tests while such negotiations play out.

March 7, 2018
In this Monday, March 5, 2018 photo, provided by the North Korean government on March 6, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, his sister Kim Yo Jong, and Vice Chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee Kim Yong Chol meet members of South Korean delegation headed by National Security Director Chung Eui-yong in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Donald Trump takes credit for Kim Jong-un’s desire for talks

President Trump on Tuesday credited his campaign of maximum pressure -- coupled with "great help" from China -- for driving North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sudden decision to raise the prospect of talks with Washington about his nation's nuclear arsenal and to halt nuclear and missile tests while such negotiations play out.

March 6, 2018
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during his meeting with Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and Trade Minister Simon Coveney, at the U.S. State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Rex Tillerson Africa trip to focus on China influence

China's growing influence in Africa will be a core focus of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, when he embarks this week on his first visit to the continent as America's top diplomat, U.S. officials say.

March 4, 2018
U.S. Central Command Command Commander, U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, during a briefing to provide update on USCENTCOM operations. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Joseph Votel says Russia fanning flames in Syria

Gen. Joseph Votel, who heads U.S. Central Command, told the House Armed Services Committee that Moscow is trying to be both "arsonist and fireman" in Syria as part of an apparent strategy to extend its influence over the nation's future.

February 27, 2018