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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

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2006 file photo, men stand at a graveyard where the dead of 1988 gas attack on Halabja, Iraq, by Saddam Hussein's regime were laid to rest. Donald Trump gives credit where credit isnt due when he brands Saddam Hussein a potent foil of terrorists. Iraqs dictator was responsible for gassing thousands of Kurdish civilians, using chemical weapons against Iran, invading Kuwait, crushing political dissent and giving money to the families of Palestinian suicide bombers who terrorized Israelis. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed, File)

Iranian dissidents gather in Paris for massive rally

In the biggest gathering of its kind, thousands of Iranian dissidents -- and no shortage of former high-level American officials from both sides of the aisle -- will converge here Saturday for a giant rally calling for the downfall of Iran's theocratic government.

July 7, 2016
In this image taken from DHA TV, a police cordon is set up outside Istanbul's Ataturk airport, Tuesday June 28, 2016. Two explosions rocked Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Tuesday evening, according to a Turkish official. (DHA TV via AP) TURKEY OUT.

2 explosions rock Istanbul airport, at least 10 killed and dozens injured

Two explosions rocked Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport Tuesday when two suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests near the entrance of the main terminal, according to officials and initial reports, which said at least 10 people were killed and as many as 40 injured.

June 28, 2016
President of France Francois Hollande (left), German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said they agreed there will be no formal or informal talks until the British government formally declares its intention to quit the European Union. (Associated Press)

Brexit pushes British pound to 31-year low as world leaders plead for calm amid chaos

The Brexit fallout continued to unsettle Britain and the European Union on Monday, as another leading credit rating agency slashed the U.K. government's credit rating, Britain's leading parties were consumed by infighting and visiting Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged EU leaders to avoid "half-cocked" theatrics as they struggled to work out the mechanics and timing of Britain's divorce from the 28-member bloc.

June 27, 2016
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks during a media conference with European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, right, at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday, June 27, 2016. Kerry is on a one day trip to meet with NATO and EU officials. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

John Kerry warns Europeans not to ‘go off half-cocked’

Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged European Union leaders Monday to avoid political theatrics and "revengeful" infighting as they cope with the uncertainties surrounding Britain's departure from the 28-member bloc.

June 27, 2016
Secretary of State John F. Kerry has tried to downplay President Obama's warning on trade. (Associated Press)

Brexit: World leaders scramble to manage political, financial fallout

Fears mounted over the prospect of crumbling European unity, as world markets tried to manage the economic fallout from Britain's shock decision to exit the European Union and U.S. political leaders scrambled to measure the development's effects on the presidential race.

June 26, 2016
Bahrain's government stripped a leading Shiite cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, of his nationality following a request from the country's Interior Ministry. The Bahrain News Agency quotes the Interior Ministry Monday, June 20, 2016, as saying the cleric had played a key role in creating an extremist sectarian atmosphere and working to divide the society. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Bahrain’s crackdown on Shiites troubles U.S.

U.S. officials said they were "deeply troubled" by Bahrain's decision to strip an influential Shiite cleric of his citizenship Monday, a move that has triggered major protests in the tiny Persian Gulf nation and stoked regional tensions between nearby Saudi Arabia and Iran.

June 20, 2016
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 7, 2016. State Department officials shook up America’s generally obedient diplomatic establishment this week with an internal memo urging U.S. military action against Syria’s government with the goal of pressing Assad to accept a cease-fire and gaining the upper hand on him in future talks on a political transition. (SANA via AP)

Obama admin struggles to contain fallout from leaked Syria memo

The Obama administration has struggled to downplay the fallout from a leaked internal State Department cable signed by more than 50 midlevel diplomats slamming the White House's Syria policy and calling for "targeted [U.S.] military strikes" against forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad to boost embattled pro-U.S. rebel forces.

June 17, 2016
Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has argued that its interests are too often overlooked. (Associated Press)

Turkey wavers on ISIS fight amid rising tensions with U.S., allies

Even as U.S., Iraqi and Kurdish forces make significant gains against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, rising friction between Turkey and America's key regional allies threatens to scuttle the hopes of coalition forces to drive the terrorist group from the region.

June 13, 2016
The latest instance of the second-generation terrorist syndrome played out in Orlando over the weekend, where Omar Mateen, son of immigrants from Afghanistan, went on a jihad-inspired rampage, shooting down 49 people and wounding 53 others in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. (MySpace via Associated Press)

Islamic State seeks credit amid Omar Mateen’s confusing claims

The Islamic State issued a second claim of responsibility in two days for the carnage that killed 49 people at gay nightclub in Orlando, although investigators were still scrambling Monday night to determine whether the U.S.-born gunman had any connection to the terror group or was just inspired by its message.

June 13, 2016
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 7, 2016 file photo, Turkish police work at the scene of an explosion in Istanbul. Well before police could establish who was responsible for the car bombing, the government had banned the media from reporting anything about the investigation. Bans have been implemented after such incidents since 2013 and have become so routine that some joke on Twitter that the ban arrives before the ambulance _ but they're part of what free-speech advocates say is an increasingly concerning pattern of restricting news coverage in Turkey. (Associated Press)

Kurdish militants claim responsibility for Turkey blast

A Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility Friday for the rush-hour car bombing that killed 11 people and injured scores of others in a central tourist district in the Turkish city of Istanbul this week, saying the blast was the start of a new war with Turkey's government.

June 10, 2016