Experts discuss the inherent risk of failing states and the economic consequences for the United States and global community. This session was part of a CFR symposium, Risk and Strategy for the Changing World, which was made possible by the generous support of Rita E. Hauser, and organized in cooperation with King's College London. Speakers: Christine Cheng, Lecturer in International Relations, Department of War Studies, King's College London Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow, Director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign Relations Presider: Scott Malcolmson, Director of Communications, International Crisis Group