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Guy Taylor

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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

A Russian air force Mi-26 helicopter, front, flies over Red Square during the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Host photo agency/RIA Novosti Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Russia aggression prompts Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania to seek NATO force

Reflecting growing nervousness about recent aggressive moves from Russia, NATO's three Baltic members -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- said Thursday that they will ask the alliance to permanently deploy thousands of ground troops to their nations, prompting a quick and sharp condemnation from Moscow.

May 14, 2015
Secretary of State John F. Kerry hopes to keep the Ukraine situation separate from his push for a new dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Syria, U.S. officials said Monday. (Associated Press)

John Kerry to push Vladimir Putin for help in Syria

Secretary of State John F. Kerry hopes to focus ending Syria's war when he meets Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but will steer clear of trying to "normalize" U.S.-Russia relations in his first face-to-face meeting with the Russian leader since relations plummeted over the confrontation in Ukraine.

May 11, 2015
Iraqi Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani, left, is escorted into West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, where he is scheduled to meet with Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Iraqi Kurdish chief hopes to sidestep region’s clash with Iran

Iran's influence over the Middle East is expanding but the region's Kurds are determined to stay neutral in the face of tensions stemming from Tehran's role in conflicts from Iraq to Syria and Yemen, the president of Iraq's Kurdistan region said Friday.

May 8, 2015
President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Massoud Barzani (Associated Press) **FILE**

Masoud Barzani: Kurds will one day declare independence

The president of Kurdistan's regional government told an audience in Washington on Wednesday that the Kurds will hold a referendum on independence from Iraq when hostilities surrounding the war against Islamic State extremists in the nation are resolved.

May 6, 2015
The Obama administration is quietly negotiating weapons deals with the Saudia Arabian kingdom, which is wary of a deal between the U.S. and Iran over nuclear weapons. (Associated Press)

Obama weighs offering Saudi Arabia weapons provided only to Israel

The Obama administration is quietly pushing Sunni Arab allies in the Persian Gulf to create an advanced missile defense system, and is preparing to ramp up sophisticated weapons sales to Saudi Arabia in an effort to ease regional fears over a potential nuclear deal with Iran.

May 5, 2015
Russia-backed rebels take positions on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine in April. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove said that Russia and pro-Russia separatist forces exploited the cease-fire to "reset and reposition themselves" in eastern Ukraine. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Philip Breedlove: Russia exploiting Ukraine cease-fire

The U.S. commander of NATO said Thursday that Russia and pro-Russia separatist forces exploited the recent cease-fire in eastern Ukraine to "reset and reposition themselves" and appear now to be preparing for a fresh offensive against Ukraine's military.

April 30, 2015
FILE - In this March 25, 2015 file photo, then Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir speaks during a news conference at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington. On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, King Salman replaced Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal -- who has held the position for 40 years -- with Adel al-Jubeir, the ambassador to the U.S., who is not a member of the royal family but has been the public face of the Yemen air campaign. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Saudi shake-up won’t undercut ties, U.S. says

The Obama administration said a major power shake-up in Saudi Arabia, where the nation's counterterrorism czar was abruptly promoted to crown prince and its ambassador to the U.S. elevated to foreign minister, would not undercut relations with one of Washington's most critical Middle East allies.

April 29, 2015
Russia is building up its submarine forces in Asia, and Moscow's military forces are seeking increased influence in the Arctic region, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, Adm. Samuel Locklear testified to the House Armed Services Committee. (Associated Press)

Finland fires on suspected Russian submarine in waters off Helsinki

Six months after a Russian sub lurking off the coast of Stockholm triggered Sweden's biggest naval mobilization since the Cold War, Finland said Tuesday that its military had fired underwater depth charges at a suspicious vessel in waters near Helsinki.

April 28, 2015
The Islamic State's latest mass-beheading video purports to show the executions of dozens of Ethiopian Christians against multiple backdrops — including one replete with blood-colored waves lapping up from the Mediterranean. (Associated Press)

Islamic State Christians execution video displays cinematic sophistication

The Islamic State's latest mass-beheading video might seem like guerrilla camera work shot on a desolate Libyan beach. But a closer look reveals a level of cinematic sophistication that U.S. officials and one American filmmaker say likely involved rehearsals and perhaps even multiple takes to pull off successfully.

April 20, 2015
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Six countries produce nearly 60 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. China and the United States combine for more than two-fifths. The planet’s future will be shaped by what these top carbon polluters do about the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

China building runway on manmade South China Sea island

New satellite images reveal that China is building an airstrip for its military on a manmade island in a hotly contested maritime area, a move that raised alarm bells for U.S. officials and for U.S. allies in the region.

April 17, 2015
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, right, holds a new conference before leaving to the United States at Baghdad airport, Iraq, Monday, April 13, 2015. The prime minister is making an in-person appeal to President Barack Obama for more help in defeating the Islamic State militants, hoping recent gains in the fight fueled by U.S. airstrikes will encourage more investment from a war-weary United States. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Haider al-Abadi, Adel al-Jubeir spar over Yemen

In a sign of the difficult diplomacy and conflicting alliances the Obama administration is trying to manage in the Middle East, the Saudi ambassador and the Iraqi president traded barbs in Washington on Wednesday over Riyadh's campaign against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.

April 15, 2015
Saudi Arabian Ambassador Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir speaks during a news conference at Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, about the Saudi's military campaign in Yemen. Egypt and Saudi Arabia are mulling whether to hold a joint military exercise in the kingdom as airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition are continuing to pound Shiite rebels in Yemen. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Saudi envoy says Riyadh committed to fight against al Qaeda

Saudi Arabia remains committed to the fight against the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda, even as Saudi forces battle Shi'ite Houthi rebels who have overrun much of the country, Riyadh's ambassador to Washington insisted Wednesday.

April 15, 2015