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April 23, 2010 This Week on ForeignAffairs.com This newsletter is sponsored by Rosetta Stone. Snapshot Bad Faith in the Holy City Rashid Khalidi The expansion of Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem was a provocation aimed at the United States --  and only made the path toward long-term peace more difficult. If the Obama administration hopes  to preserve its role as a broker of future Mideast peace talks, it must hold firm in applying  international resolutions  on the issue. Read Snapshot Trading Sanctions for Settlements Bret Stephens There is an alternative to the Obama administration's misguided policy, since Israelis care less  about holding onto settlements than about stopping Iran's nuclear program. Read News & Events May/June Issue Now Online The Editors The May/June 2010 issue of Foreign Affairs is now online and will be on newsstands April 27.  In this issue:Robert D. Kaplan, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, argues that China’s  sphere of influence will expand as it tries to secure its economic needs. Read Advertisement: Rosetta Stone Special Savings on Rosetta Stone® for Foreign Affairs Subscribers! Rosetta Stone ® brings you a complete language-learning solution, wherever  you are: at home, in the car, or on-the-go. You'll learn quickly and effectively, without translation  or memorization. You'll discover our method, which keeps you excited to learn more and more. Innovative software. Immersive method. Complete mobility. It's the total solution. Get Rosetta Stone  - The Fastest Way to Learn a Language. Guaranteed.® Call 877-219-8368 or visit RosettaStone.com/fgs050 to order today and Save 10%! Snapshot How to React to a Reactor Andrew J. Tabler The United States must push to reinvigorate the IAEA's investigation of Syria's suspected  nuclear program. Washington's insistence would not only strengthen the global nonproliferation  regime but also provide the Obama administration with leverage in its trying diplomatic  engagement with Damascus. Read Essay - May/June 2010 Faulty Basel Marc Levinson Attempting to prevent future financial crises by drafting new global regulations will do more  harm than good. If governments adopt the same regulations, they will make the same mistakes.  Instead, financial regulation must be the task of individual governments and not multilateral  committees. Read