Vanderbilt Political Review Spring 2014 | Page 10

INTERNATIONAL regime responsible for the imprisonment, torture, or execution of millions of people. Thus far, branding Kim Jung Un as an international criminal and calling for changes have not brought about any tangible improvements. Heather Williams concluded in a CNN opinion piece that the “international community is running out of tools.” However, instigating regime change is not only unfeasible, but also highly dangerous. From a practical standpoint, China resolutely VANDERBILT POLITICAL REVIEW Jong Il.” Last year, North Korea established over a dozen economic development zones around the country. These zones invite foreign investment and were ultimately responsible for opening up China to the rest of the international community in the 1970s. They represent the best chance for substantial change in North Korea. Furthermore, the government has also “praised an experiment in family-based farmin