Mark Urban

Mark Urban is a writer and columnist for the ‘Sunday Times’, specialising in defence and foreign affairs. Until 2024, he was the Diplomatic Editor of BBC’s Newsnight programme. He formerly served in the British Army, both in the Royal Tank Regiment and in the Territorial Army.

Mark is the author of several books, including ‘Red Devils’, ‘Task Force Black’ (a ‘Sunday Times’ No 1 bestseller) and ‘The Skripal Files’ (a ‘Sunday Times’ Best Politics Book of 2018).