Section 3: Butler Britain
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The Oligarch Files
BP built a £271bn Russian oil empire during Putin’s rule with the active support of the British establishment and Tony Blair — Putin told BP in 2019: “We regard you as a reliable strategic partner.”
Section B: SDGs & Human Rights References
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Access to Justice
The Migrant Workers Convention — establishes rights of migrant workers and family members; relevant to the trafficking and labour exploitation cluster.
Section B: SDGs & Human Rights References
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SDG Framework
/ UN World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen, March 1995
Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action — commits governments to eradicating poverty, promoting full employment and fostering social integration.
Section B: SDGs & Human Rights References
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Access to Justice
/ United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
UN gender equality agency — publishes Progress of the World’s Women reports and gender data. Key source for the economic and social impacts on women in post-Soviet transition countries.
Section 8: American Power & the Unspoken War
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Contemporary — Iran War 2026 (Perspectives)
Section 6: Organised Crime & Trafficking Networks
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Labour Trafficking
/ UN OHCHR / Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons
OHCHR compilation of international standards on trafficking — covers definition, prevention, prosecution and victim protection frameworks.
Section B: SDGs & Human Rights References
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SDG Framework
Methodological guide to measuring human rights implementation — structural, process and outcome indicators across the treaty body framework.
Section B: SDGs & Human Rights References
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SDG Framework
OHCHR info sheet on the intersection of sustainable development and human rights within the Secretary-General’s Call to Action framework.
Section B: SDGs & Human Rights References
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SDG Framework
OHCHR framework on business and human rights — covers the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and corporate due diligence obligations.
Section B: SDGs & Human Rights References
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SDG Framework
/ International Labour Organisation
Full catalogue of ILO international labour standards — conventions, protocols and recommendations covering all aspects of work and employment.
Section B: SDGs & Human Rights References
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Access to Justice
/ UN Human Rights Council Working Group, Geneva, 3–14 November 2025
UPR report on the United States — covers treaty reservations, capital punishment, racial justice, migrant rights and the gap between US human rights rhetoric and domestic practice.
Section B: SDGs & Human Rights References
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Access to Justice
OHCHR country-by-country human rights committee information — treaty body reporting and review records under the ICCPR.
Section B: SDGs & Human Rights References
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SDG Framework
/ UN General Assembly, 25 September 2015
The 2030 Agenda resolution — establishes the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets; the primary framework document for the SDG era.
Links Dossier — Official
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UN Organisations
UN Special Rapporteur report on corporate power and human rights in food systems
Links Dossier — Official
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The Power Below — EU Social Rights
/ Margaret Thatcher Foundation (PREM19/1480)
UK analysis of the Cockfield draft White Paper; released Dec 2014
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Chernobyl — Documentary Base
/ National Security Archive / Ukrainian KGB
Secret KGB report on reactions of international students studying in Kyiv; monitors their discussions about the accident by nationality; reveals Soviet intelligence priority of controlling foreign perceptions during the crisis.
Links Dossier — Topics
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Critique — History
Chatham House resources hub on Ukraine-Russia relations; covers historical background, the 2022 invasion and policy responses.
Links Dossier — Topics
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Russia — Political Development
International relations expert calls for continued diplomacy and a new pan-European security deal to defuse Russia-Ukraine tensions — pre-invasion Declassified UK analysis.
Links Dossier — Official
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When the Counters Rule the Commons
UK transposition of the Working Time Directive
Section 1: Cold War Origins & Intelligence History
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Research Gateways — UK Declassified
Section 1: Cold War Origins & Intelligence History
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Research Gateways — UK Declassified
Section 8: American Power & the Unspoken War
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NSA Surveillance of Allies
Declassified files show UK privately assessed Israel as the main obstacle to containing Iran’s nuclear programme — in contradiction of public UK-Israel alignment.
Section 1: Cold War Origins & Intelligence History
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Research Gateways — UK Declassified
Links Dossier — Topics
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Conservatives and Russia
Declassified UK reveals UK government documents showing explicit internal assessment that NATO expansion could result in armed conflict with Russia — documents the knowingness of the Western policy position.