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Guy Taylor

Guy Taylor

Guy Taylor is the National Security Team Leader at The Washington Times, overseeing the paper's State Department, Pentagon and intelligence coverage. 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

Robert Malley, U.S. Special Envoy for Iran, is shown on June 20, 2021, in Vienna, Austria. The Biden administration’s special envoy for Iran has stepped aside from his duties pending a review of his security clearance by U.S. authorities. Malley has led administration efforts to revive the faltering Iran nuclear deal and resolve issues related to detained Americans in Iran, but has not been active in his job for weeks. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter, File)

GOP demands answers as mystery over Iran envoy Rob Malley deepens

The Biden administration faced growing pressure Tuesday to explain the mystery around its top Iran envoy, Robert Malley, whose disappearance from his key position inside the State Department has plunged Iran policy into uncertainty and raised questions about whether the White House's diplomatic outreach to Tehran might have jeopardized national security. Published July 18, 2023

The U.S. special envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, speaks at the Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Malley spoke as negotiations between Iran and world powers of its tattered nuclear deal appear to be nearing their end. (AP Photo/Lujain Jo) ** FILE **

It would be ‘treason’ if Robert Malley leaked secrets, GOP leader says

Friction between the White House and Republicans over the Biden administration's top Iran policy official heated up over the weekend, with a key GOP member of the House saying it "would be treason" if special State Department Iran envoy Robert Malley is found to have leaked classified secrets to foreign adversaries. Published July 17, 2023

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Xie Feng, China's new ambassador to the United States, speaks to the media upon his arrival at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the United States, on May 23, 2023. (Li Rui/Xinhua via AP) **FILE**

China’s ambassador to U.S. makes rare visit to Pentagon

China's top diplomat in the U.S. visited the Pentagon this week for a rare meeting with the top U.S. defense official for Asia, signaling a possible opening of military communications between Washington and Beijing since the Chinese side shut them down nearly a year ago. Published July 13, 2023

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a media conference during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Zelenskyy’s frustrations with NATO boil over at summit

Tensions over Ukraine's desire to join NATO burst into the open as the alliance's annual summit began Tuesday, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is a special guest, sharply criticizing the bloc's failure to offer a firm date for his country to join. Published July 11, 2023

A building of a Buddhist monastery destroyed by what villagers said was an airstrike by the ruling military in Nyaung Kone village on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Pale Entertainment via AP)

China views Myanmar as hot spot in Cold War with Washington

A violent civil war between the China-backed military junta ruling Myanmar and a patchwork of pro-democracy rebels in the Southeast Asian nation is not getting much attention in the West, but is increasingly viewed by China's leadership as a strategic "Cold War" frontline in its global competition with the United States. Published July 3, 2023

This undated photograph provided by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries, in northern Mali. The Russian mercenary group that briefly rebelled against President Vladimir Putin’s authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the expense of the masses. That dynamic is not expected to change now that the group’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been exiled to Belarus as punishment for the failed rebellion. Neither Russia nor the African leaders dependent on Wagner’s fighters have any interest in ending their relationships. (French Army via AP, File)

Fog of war: Crumbling Russian morale gives rare opening for Ukraine’s counteroffensive

Ukraine's highly touted counteroffensive to regain territory seized by Russian invaders showed little progress in its initial days, but that was before the near coup in Moscow and the possible removal from the battlefield of thousands of Wagner Group mercenaries, the backbone of Russian ground operations over the past year. Published June 28, 2023

Ukrainian soldiers on a Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicle at their positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 25, 2023. (Roman Chop via AP)

Wagner insurrection creates opening for Ukrainian counteroffensive

Ukraine's highly touted counteroffensive to regain territory seized by Russian invaders had shown little progress in its initial days, but that was before the near-coup in Moscow and the possible removal from the battlefield of thousands of Wagner Group mercenaries, a key backbone of Russian ground operations over the past year. Published June 28, 2023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, center, listens to the national anthem as the army commander Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, right, and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, left, salute during the Army Day parade in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. President Raisi reiterated threats against Israel while though he stayed away from criticizing Saudi Arabia as Tehran seeks a détente with the kingdom. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. accused of ignoring crackdown on Iranian exiles to appease Tehran

The leading exiled Iranian dissident group says the Biden administration is downplaying attacks against its followers in Europe in a bid to placate Iran's hardline theocratic regime and draw it back to the negotiating table over its suspect nuclear programs. Published June 26, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on monitors as he addresses the nation after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don with his troops, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. The armed rebellion by a powerful mercenary group against the Russian military was over in less than 24 hours, but the disarray within the enemy’s ranks was an unexpected morale-boosting gift for Ukraine – at a time when its armed forces needed it the most. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Putin image fades in face of rebellion

Blowback from a powerful Russian mercenary group's insurrection against the Kremlin swirled in Moscow on Sunday, laying bare the depths of an internal crisis facing Vladimir Putin and fueling speculation the war in Ukraine will eventually lead to his downfall. Published June 25, 2023

Membes of the Wagner Group military company sit atop of a tank on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area at the headquarters of the Southern Military District. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Yevgeny Prigozhin's troops who joined him in the uprising will not face prosecution and those who did not will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry. After the deal was reached Saturday, Prigozhin ordered his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, where they have been fighting alongside Russian troops. (AP Photo)

Blinken: Wagner rebellion ‘shows real cracks’ in Putin’s hold on power

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the Russian mercenary army Wagner Group's brief insurrection "was a direct challenge to [President Vladimir] Putin's authority," asserting that the Russian leader now has "a lot" to answer for over his messy war in Ukraine. Published June 25, 2023

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he leaves after addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

India’s Modi praises U.S. democracy in address to Congress

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the foundations of American democracy in an address to a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday, emphasizing the importance of the partnership between the world's two biggest democracies on a day of summitry that mixed geopolitics and commercial opportunity. Published June 22, 2023

Russian soldiers march toward Red Square to attend a Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, marking the 78th anniversary of the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

China TikTok figure fingered in ‘deepfake’ anti-U.S. Russian soldier videos

A "deepfake" video series purporting to track a Russian special operations soldier's adventures in Ukraine was actually created by a TikTok figure in China. The series was used to promote narratives of Russia-China friendship to hundreds of thousands of followers on the Chinese version of the social media site. Published June 21, 2023

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a news conference following a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (Dean Lewins/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Countering China key focus as Biden hosts India’s PM Modi

The Biden administration will roll out the red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrives in Washington on Wednesday. The White House hopes the trip will strengthen U.S.-India ties in the face of China's rising aggression in the Indo-Pacific. Published June 19, 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a chiefs of mission reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on June 13, 2023. Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shared concerns on a phone call Wednesday, June 14, 2023, ahead of a planned visit by the U.S. official to China meant to shore up relations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Blinken’s China visit to carry burden of blame for tensions

Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to China on Friday for a fence-mending visit amid historically high friction between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan, brazen international spying attempts, and security and economic clashes with the U.S. and its allies across Asia. Published June 14, 2023