Mark Nicol is the Defence and Diplomacy Editor at The Mail on Sunday, part of the Daily Mail group. He is a seasoned journalist and author who has specialized in military and foreign affairs since the post-9/11 era. Nicol has extensive experience reporting from war zones and has conducted some of the most intense interviews of his career with military personnel, including a widely discussed conversation with a former SAS soldier.

Beyond print, he lectures on defense communications and frequently appears on radio and television to discuss global security issues. His reporting often focuses on conflict, diplomacy, and the evolving role of Western military forces in global hotspots.