Well, this might sound like a longshot given how things stand, but how about an exchange program when things get better? Like we give and take some people, share in the culture and whatnot. Schools in my world do that all the time.

[About the only thing she could think of apart from the seemingly mandatory other choices.]

Granted, we'd have to choose some people who don't wanna burn things down and be careful about it, like that one crazy lady.