Taylor Luck

Analysis with Insight. Headlines with Humanity. Stories with Heart.

Journalist. Analyst. Storyteller.

A Midwesterner in the Mideast, Taylor tells personal stories on a global scale.

As The Christian Science Monitor's Middle East correspondent, Taylor tackles some of the biggest challenges of our day: climate change, polarization, migration, inequality, democracy and war. His narrative journalism blends reporting, analysis and story-telling to bring humanity and clarity to events shaping the Middle East and the wider world.

A former Global Fellow at The Wilson Center, Taylor also writes forward-looking analyses on emerging dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa from climate to security.  

Read more about Taylor’s humanity-focused writing approach or browse a bio recapping his 18-year career in the Middle East. For analysis and consulting services, visit the analysis section.

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Taylor Luck Finalist for 2025 Waterston Desert Writing Prize

The two finalists for this year’s Waterston Desert Prize Writing are Taylor Luck and Charles Hood.

Luck, a journalist living in the Middle East, blends narrative writing with authentic storytelling. His submission, Beyond the Jordan, focuses on modern-day Jordan and the varied groups of people navigating a region in upheaval. Luck weaves his personal journey of belonging into the narrative…

TALK -  The Trust Factor: From America to the Middle East 

June 27, 2024

As part of CS Monitor’s Rebuilding Trust series, I took part in a panel discussion in Newport Beach, California, with Monitor Editor Mark Sappenfield, veteran White House and Congress correspondent Francine Kieffer, and former editor Marshall Ingwerson to discuss how mistrust has exacerbated the Israel-Hamas war, politicians’ and militia leaders’ deadly ‘algorithm of cynicism’, and potential rays of progress for the way forward.

TALK - The View from Jordan on Gaza War with Nadine Epstein at Moment Magazine