An interesting look at the Cato Institute's ideas about North Korea and who the possible successor would be if Kim Jong is dead.
[theamericanconservative.com]
Yes, integrating North Korea into the world economy is far more likely to bring down the Kim regime than isolation. But the US doesn't want to end the Kim regime, designated evil enemies are required to justify our mind numbing worldwide military spending. So however realistic the article's ideas are, I don't see Washington's moribund strategy ending until we go the way of the Soviet Empire.