Akshara Agrawal

Akshara Agrawal is a student of International Relations, Conflict and Security at the Strand Campus of King’s College London. With a keen interest in political dynamics, global governance, and grassroots activism, she explores the intersection of domestic policy and international strategy.

Culture

February 1, 2026

The Woman Who Made Us Laugh Through Tears: Farewell to Catherine O’Hara

Catherine O’Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up—whether she was screaming “KEVIN!” in holiday chaos, dancing possessed to “Day-O” in a haunted house, or delivering lines in an indecipherable

Europe·Opinion

January 6, 2026

The UK’s Quiet Return to Rule-Taking Europe

The government’s planned U.K.-EU alignment bill may prove to be the most consequential piece of Brexit-era legislation since the European Union (Withdrawal) Act itself. Introduced quietly, couched in technical language and still

Culture

December 19, 2025

Global Health Won’t Be Fixed Without Civil Society

For decades, global health has been framed as a story of progress: declining mortality, expanding access to medicines, and impressive technological breakthroughs. Yet beneath this narrative sits a more uncomfortable truth. The

Churchill’s Warning for Today: Lessons from “The Gathering Storm”

Some works of history fade with time; others only grow sharper and more urgent. Winston Churchill’s The Gathering Storm, the first volume in his six-part chronicle of the Second World War, belongs

September 1, 2025

Culture·Europe

ECB Gears Up for Digital Euro With Eye on Transforming Payments Market

The European Central Bank (ECB) is laying the groundwork for its much-anticipated digital euro, with internal planning documents revealing ambitions for a system capable of processing more than 50 billion transactions annually

August 24, 2025

Europe·Opinion

UK Inflation Surprises Again, Limiting Bank of England’s Scope for Rate Cuts

Inflation in the UK climbed more than expected in July, further restricting the Bank of England’s room to support a sluggish economy with lower borrowing costs. Figures from the Office for National

August 19, 2025

News

Our Oceans Are Boiling, But Maybe Europe Has a Lifeboat?

At the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice last week, one thing was unmistakably clear: our ocean is in crisis. But perhaps more importantly, a solution is beginning to surface—one

August 8, 2025

Planet

Not All Brexit Divergence Is Cruel – Just Ask the Animals

Britain is angling to be an offshore haven—not for corporations or wealthy tax dodgers, but for animals. While much of the Brexit debate centered on sovereignty, trade, and immigration, the U.K. is

July 31, 2025

Europe·Planet

India Takes the Driver’s Seat in a Fractured World Order

In an era of intensifying geopolitical competition, few nations are navigating the international order with as much calculated poise as India. From sanctions pressure to trade reform, from delicate diplomacy with China

July 25, 2025

Asia·Opinion

No Deal in Sight as EU Confronts China on Trade and Ukraine

As European and Chinese leaders prepare to meet in Beijing on July 24 to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations, expectations for a breakthrough in China-EU relations remain low. Despite months of

July 21, 2025

Asia·Europe·Opinion

Slovakia’s Russian Gas Dilemma: A Realist Stand in a Time of Moral Clarity

As the European Union prepares to finalize its latest round of sanctions against Russia, aimed at weakening the Kremlin’s war machine, Slovakia finds itself in an unenviable position — standing at the

July 12, 2025

Europe·Opinion

Europe’s Quantum Opportunity: A Familiar Race With Familiar Risks

As Europe readies itself to compete in the next frontier of technology, a familiar story begins to unfold: promising scientific breakthroughs hampered by sluggish commercialization and fragmented funding. This time, the battleground

July 1, 2025

Europe·Technology

Labour Dissent Grows as Welfare Cuts Trigger Backbench Revolt

In the hushed buzz of a packed Turkish restaurant on Monday night, two of Labour’s old power brokers — Peter Mandelson and No. 10 Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney — took centre

June 27, 2025

Europe·Opinion

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Akshara Agrawal

The Woman Who Made Us Laugh Through Tears: Farewell to Catherine O’Hara

The UK’s Quiet Return to Rule-Taking Europe

Global Health Won’t Be Fixed Without Civil Society

Churchill’s Warning for Today: Lessons from “The Gathering Storm”

ECB Gears Up for Digital Euro With Eye on Transforming Payments Market

UK Inflation Surprises Again, Limiting Bank of England’s Scope for Rate Cuts

Our Oceans Are Boiling, But Maybe Europe Has a Lifeboat?

Not All Brexit Divergence Is Cruel – Just Ask the Animals

India Takes the Driver’s Seat in a Fractured World Order

No Deal in Sight as EU Confronts China on Trade and Ukraine

Slovakia’s Russian Gas Dilemma: A Realist Stand in a Time of Moral Clarity

Europe’s Quantum Opportunity: A Familiar Race With Familiar Risks

Labour Dissent Grows as Welfare Cuts Trigger Backbench Revolt

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