James Howarth

James Howarth is co-director of the middle east and north Africa division of the political risk consultancy <a href="http://www.exclusive-analysis.com/">Exclusive Analysis</a>

The quiet revolution: energy futures in Iran, the Gulf, and Israel

The middle east's ownership of two-thirds of the world's proven oil reserves means that its status as the world's leading energy supplier is hardly

By James Howarth

/ 7 Feb 2008

Al-Qaida, globalisation and Islam: a response to Faisal Devji

It was supposed to be simple. The civilised world is fighting an ongoing "war on terror" against evil, exotic forces that want to destroy freedom and progress everywhere.

By James Howarth

/ 20 Jan 2006

The fallout from Amman

The 9 November bombs in Amman that slaughtered fifty-seven people in three hotels were unprecedented for two reasons: they were the first ever suicide attacks in Jordan, and the first

By James Howarth

/ 16 Nov 2005

Jordans 9/11

You probably haven’t heard of Ahmed al-Khalayleh before. He used to work in a video store in Zarqa, a run-down urban sprawl outside of Amman, Jordan. But in the

By James Howarth

/ 10 Nov 2005

James Howarth

The quiet revolution: energy futures in Iran, the Gulf, and Israel

Al-Qaida, globalisation and Islam: a response to Faisal Devji

The fallout from Amman

Jordan&#146;s 9/11

Jordans 9/11