Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT)

The United Nations is approaching a financial precipice. Senior officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres and spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, have warned that the UN is on an unsustainable financial trajectory, with…

Preliminary view - PROUT analysis Introduction The emergence of decentralized cryptocurrencies has prompted renewed debate regarding the nature of money. Advocates describe systems such as Bitcoin as ‘trustless money’, superior…

In debates about the Israel–Gaza conflict, attention often focuses on geopolitics, military operations and humanitarian suffering. Less frequently examined is the condition of women under the rule of Hamas, the…

There is no copying - there is only transformative use What people get wrong about so-called ‘copying’ of training data for generative artificial intelligence (GAI). There is no copying! Text…

Have you ever wondered about diplomat’s memoirs? Diplomats when they leave their embassies, surrender their credentials but in their minds they do not leave behind what they know. Their memories…

Australia’s debate over whether to repatriate women who travelled overseas to foreign countries to join the Islamic State, and their children, has been framed around victimhood versus conscious decisions made.…

India celebrates its agricultural success with understandable pride. The country feeds 1.4 billion people and maintains grain surpluses large enough to buffer global shocks. Yet beneath this achievement lies a…

Participation in international diplomacy is no longer the exclusive domain of sovereign states. Across peace negotiations, climate agreements, and intellectual property treaties, non-state actors have emerged as influential participants. They…

In the 21st century, the boundary between public diplomacy and propaganda has grown thin. Digital platforms have transformed state influence into a scalable, real-time contest, where disinformation can reshape political…

Public sector automation is often framed as an efficiency reform. Governments promote algorithms that process welfare claims, assess risks, and issue infringement notices. Some reasons are speed, consistency and cost…