James Fergusson is a freelance journalist who has written for numerous publications. He started his career in journalism with the Independent and has since reported on current affairs in Europe, North and East Africa, the Far East, the Caribbean and focused on Central Asia and Afghanistan. He has written several books including A Million Bullets: The Real Story of the British Army in Afghanistan, which was the British Army’s Military Book of the Year. His latest book, The World’s Most Dangerous Place, deals with Somalia and its diaspora and the security threat that the newest battlefront against Al Qaeda poses to the West.

Events participated in:

Dispatches from the Most Dangerous Places on Earth: Join Allan Little as war photographer Paul Conroy gives a haunting account of coming under fire with Marie Colvin in Syria in 2011 while author James Fergusson explains why Somalia became one of the most dangerous places on earth. (2013)

Tales from Afghanistan: Join Magnus Linklater in discussion with James Ferguson, author of Taliban and Tim Albone, former Sunday Times Foreign Correspondent and film director of Out of the Ashes, about what lies in store for Afghanistan, its people and the West’s presence in the country. (2010)