Raleigh Event Hosts Terror, Spy Experts

RALEIGH — Terrorism and counter-terrorism will headline the second Raleigh International Spy Conference at the North Carolina Museum of History on September 1-3. At the end of the Cold War, the consensus was that intelligence and intelligence services were no longer critical to national security, but in the past few years, “holy terror,” as expert Christopher Andrew said at last year’s conference, has pushed the U.S. and its allies into a worldwide conflict requiring “steely nerves, a modern and well-equipped and dexterous armed service, subtle yet firm diplomatic relations—and information, the key to success in modern conflict.”