Mark joined the Monitor in 1996 and has since written from Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pentagon, and India. In addition to reporting from Pakistan and Afghanistan during his time in South Asia, Mark has also written on issues of sports and science. He has covered seven Olympic Games and attended events at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including the landing of the Mars rover Opportunity. After returning to Boston in 2009, Mark served as both deputy national news editor and national news editor before serving as editor from 2017 to 2025.
Stories by Mark Sappenfield
- With Gaza suffering, Europe and Arab states take big diplomatic steps 鈥� together
- What makes Finland the 鈥榳orld鈥檚 happiest nation鈥�? In a word, simplicity.
- Why Europe鈥檚 trade deal with the US might be better than it seems
- From the Editors The benefits of vigilance
- Cover Story 鈥業t鈥檚 everyone鈥檚 business.鈥� In Finland, national security is a shared responsibility.
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