White House negotiation tactics may not pay off, America needs to consider civilian costs of coalition efforts in Yemen, The EU needs financial consumer protections, Why are tech companies in Korea summit?, It鈥檚 dangerous to give algorithms control
Haaretz / Tel Aviv
Trump administration鈥檚 hardball negotiation tactics may not pay off
鈥淭rump鈥檚 [recent] redirection of U.S. policy [toward the Middle East] converges with the ongoing frustration of many Israelis that blind American financial support for the Palestinian Authority has severe repercussions...,鈥� writes Peter Lerner. 鈥淏ut ... it鈥檚 an inadequate way of thinking in terms of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.... Palestinians [in the West Bank] are far more engaged by daily life than with violence. This drastic improvement can be attributed to the very international aid distributed by USAID, UNRWA and other international organizations that President Trump intends to slash.... Who stands to gain from the bankruptcy and demise of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank?... [I]t鈥檚 Hamas in Gaza and other one-staters 鈥� who have no vision of coexistence alongside Israel 鈥� who will rush to fill that vacuum....鈥�
Iran Daily / Tehran, Iran
America needs to re-examine the impact on civilians of coalition efforts in Yemen聽
鈥淥n September 9, forces backed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia launched a new offensive around Yemen鈥檚 port of Hodeida...,鈥� states an editorial. 鈥淭he fighting renews the risk that the hunger and epic cholera epidemic stalking Yemen will spiral out of control.... [T]he Trump administration on [Sept. 11] certified to Congress that the Saudis and their allies are 鈥榤aking every effort to reduce the risk of civilian casualties鈥� and facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries in Yemen.... 鈥楾here is little evidence of any attempt by the parties to the conflict to minimize civilian casualties,鈥� the head of the UN investigation team said.... In certifying the coalition鈥檚 behavior even as the assault on Hodeida went forward, the administration flouted Congress鈥檚 restrictions. Legislators should not let that stand.鈥�
EU Observer / Brussels
The EU needs stronger financial consumer protections
鈥淭en years ago Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, the event which sent stock markets crashing and brought the financial world to its knees,鈥� writes Monique Goyens. 鈥淚n those 10 years, we have seen a flurry of government activity in Europe to reform our financial system.... But while the system has become more resilient, what of the system鈥檚 鈥榰ser鈥�?... [T]he radical changes that are needed for consumers across the financial spectrum ... are blatantly missing.... The link between giving financial advice and mis-selling should be broken.... The EU needs to push for common high levels of financial supervision across Europe.... It is a great shame that ... too little has changed for the European consumer. But it鈥檚 never too late.鈥�
The Chosun Ilbo / Seoul, South Korea
Why are cutting-edge tech companies involved in North-South Korea summit?
鈥淪amsung chief Lee Jae-yong, SK chairman Chey Tae-won, LG chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Hyundai Motor vice chairman Kim Yong-hwan will accompany President Moon Jae-in to North Korea [Sept. 18]...,鈥� states an editorial. 鈥淏ut what are they supposed to do...? What North Korea really needs and is capable of playing host to is mid-sized manufacturing. The impoverished country needs to use its cheap labor to manufacture low-priced products for export.... Besides, the North is under stringent international sanctions and the U.S. is targeting any company that does business with Pyongyang....鈥�
The Guardian / London
It鈥檚 dangerous to cede too much authority to algorithms
鈥淚n our urge to automate, in our eagerness to adopt the latest innovations, we appear to have developed a habit of unthinkingly handing over power to machines...,鈥� writes Hannah Fry. 鈥淪ure, this technology has the capacity for enormous social good.... [H]owever, it also brings the potential for disruption.... I think it鈥檚 time we started treating machines as we would any other source of power. I would like to propose a system of regulation for algorithms.... [W]e can鈥檛 just think of algorithms in isolation. We have to think of the failings of the people who design them 鈥� and the danger to those they are supposedly designed to serve.鈥�
