Katie Engelhart

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London-based writer and reporter. www.katieengelhart.com

The Union Was Saved, But Scotland's Saga Is Far From Over

By Katie Engelhart

In London: relief. Scotland will stay. The union is saved. On Thursday, Scots took to the polls to answer a straightforward yes-or-no question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" In the wee hours of Friday morning, it was declared that…

Don't Care About Scotland's Vote on Independence? Here Are 7 Reasons All Americans Should

By Katie Engelhart

Scotland and England were first bound together in 1707, when, after centuries of war, the two nations were united in an Acts of Union. Not everyone was pleased. Especially Scottish nationalists. "The Scots deserve no pity," the politician Andrew…

2 Months After the Ukrainian Revolution, Here's What Independence Square Looks Like

By Katie Engelhart

I went on a stroll late last week through central Kyiv, across Independence Square, which for months was the seat of Ukraine's anti-government protests. On the far end of the square, a bulldozer was slowly dismantling the barricade that once…

Everything You Need to Know About What Just Happened in Crimea

By Katie Engelhart

On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin seized Crimea. That afternoon, the Russian president signed a treaty that absorbs the Crimean peninsula into the Russian Federation. Shortly thereafter, Putin made an appearance in Moscow’s Red Square: “Crime and…

To Understand What's Really Happening in Ukraine, Follow the Gas Lines on This Map

By Katie Engelhart

Shocking no one, Russia's top natural gas producer, Gazprom, announced last Tuesday that it will cancel a discount on the price it charges for gas in Ukraine. The bargain, a sweet 30% off the price of gas, was a bid by Moscow to deter Ukraine from…

Make No Mistake: After Sochi, Putin's Coming for Ukraine

By Katie Engelhart

Here's how one scenario might play out: Putin waits until we have all left Sochi with our ice dancing and bobsled medals in tow. Only then do his eyes refocus on Ukraine where, he will say, the country's 8 million ethnic Russians are calling for…

Let's Not Forget: Everyone's Favorite Pope Still Has a Serious Problem With Women

By Katie Engelhart

"Let your women keep silent in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for…