Mark Bowden

Mark Bowden examines president Trump's options for dealing with North Korea is his latest piece for the "The Atlantic."

Mark Bowden, chronicler of our military and special forces, gives the account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With access to key sources, he tells the story in The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden. Bowden describes the development of a new tactical strategy to fight al Qaeda, how the right weapon to go after bin Laden evolved, how intelligence led to a compound in Abbottabad, and how the Navy SEALS carried out their mission.

In "Echoes from a Distant Battlefield," Mark Bowden, Vanity Fair contributing editor, and author of Black Hawk Down and Worm: The First Digital World War, dissects the 2008 Battle of Wanat and the shifting blame for the high death toll.

Thursday morning marks the 200^th anniversary of the start of The Mexican War for Independence, the conflict that ultimately led to the end of Spanish colonial rule over Mexico. Unfortunately, even as last-minute preparations for a massive commemorative celebration in the capital wrap up, persistent drug-related violence continues to temper optimism over Mexico’s stability.  

Mark Bowden, contributing editor at Vanity Fair, examines the nexus of dynasty and fourth-generation politics in New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr’s struggle to keep his family’s prized asset alive. His article, "The Inheritance", is in the May issue of Vanity Fair.