Mark Sauter is a former investigative reporter for print and television outlets and co-author of several books. In recent years, he has worked as an investment banker and consultant to companies in the defense and security sectors.
His interest in U.S.–North Korean relations and the Korean DMZ began in college and has continued for decades. He commanded Guard Post Collier and led reconnaissance and ambush patrols inside the “Z.” After his DMZ service, he commanded a U.S. Army Special Forces A-team.
Following his military service, he has reported as a journalist from the DMZ area and visited North Korea. Over the years, he has submitted scores of Freedom of Information Act and mandatory declassification review requests related to the conflict along the DMZ and the broader U.S.–DPRK relationship.
Since 1989, Sauter has also investigated the fate of U.S. POW/MIAs reported alive in communist hands but never returned or accounted for. He founded and serves as volunteer president of the POW Investigative Project.
The project investigates the fates of unrepatriated U.S. POW/MIAs from the Korean, Cold and Vietnam wars through investigative journalism, multilingual crowdsourcing and AI.
Sauter’s books include American Trophies: How US POWs Were Surrendered to North Korea, China, and Russia by Washington’s “Cynical Attitude”, co-written with John Zimmerlee, and Homeland Security: A Complete Guide (McGraw-Hill, Third Edition), a textbook co-written with James Carafano.
He graduated from Harvard University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Sauter produces DMZ War along with NeedToShareNews.com, which covers a broader spectrum of national security, crime, culture and FOIA reporting.
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