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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

Poland's opposition leader and former prime minister, Donald Tusk, look on in parliament in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 26, 2023. Poland's controversial commission for examining Russian influences in Poland, that is seen as targeting the opposition ahead of Oct.15 parliamentary elections will not be formed before that vote, a prominent member of the ruling party said Friday, Aug, 18. The commission is seen as intended to diminish the popularity of main opposition leader Donald Tusk ahead of the elections in which the ruling conservative party is seeking an unprecedented third term. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Poland heads into a divisive election dealing with a war next door

Poland has become the face of Western resolve and strength in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine, but the country's divisive internal politics and tense relations with the European Union -- and more pointedly Germany -- are on full display ahead of October elections that most here say are shaping up as the most consequential since the collapse of communism in 1989.

September 12, 2023
In this image from video provided by the Belarusian Defense Ministry via VoenTV on Friday, July 14, 2023, Belarusian soldiers attend a training by mercenary fighters from Wagner private military company near Tsel village, about 90 kilometers (about 55 miles) southeast of Minsk, Belarus. After Yevgeny Prigozhin's daylong mutiny against Russia's military leadership, the Kremlin cut a deal for him to move to Belarus. A camp for his fighters was erected there, and they trained together with the Belarusian military. Prigozhin in the meantime moved freely between Belarus, Russia and apparently Africa. (Belarusian Defense Ministry via VoenTV via AP, File)

Poland, Baltic states want Wagner Group mercenary fighters out of Belarus

Poland and other front-line NATO nations bordering Belarus called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday to "immediately expel" thousands of Russian Wagner Group fighters from his country, amid mounting concern that the mercenaries are seeking to trigger border violence aimed at destabilizing NATO's eastern flank.

August 28, 2023
Taiwanese Vice President William Lai waves to the media as he departs for Paraguay at Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan VP vows to stand firm amid pressure from China

Taiwanese Vice President William Lai struck a defiant tone toward China during a visit to the United States on Monday, vowing that the U.S.-backed island democracy won't back down in the face of threats from Beijing.

August 14, 2023