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 ==People==
 *[[Chris Donnelly]] Founder and Head of [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]], [[Defence Academy of the UK]] 2003–07.<ref name="who">World Who's Who [http://www.worldwhoswho.com/public/views/entry.html?id=don-0615  DONNELLY Christopher Nigel CMG, TD,BA]. Accessed 30 December 2015.</ref>
 *[[Dan Lafayeedney]] Senior Associate Fellow at the [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]] at the [[Defence Academy of the UK]] (2004- 2010) he specialised in the development and implementation of capacity-building projects for high-level governance of the security sector in European and middle-Eastern countries, and in supporting the development of counter-radicalisation programmes for at-risk ethnic communities in the UK.<ref name="bio">St Antony's College, Oxford [https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/daniel-lafayeedney Dan Lafayeedney].  Accessed 29 December 2015.</ref>
 *Dr [[J. P. Macintosh]], Head of ARAG circa 2007<ref> Web archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071209235631/www.defac.ac.uk/colleges/csrc/ www.defac.ac.uk/csrc/], archived 26 September 2007, accessed 1 March 2009.</ref>|
-*[[Lesley Simm]] 2003-9. Around 2003 Simm started working at the [[Defence Academy]]:
+*[[Lesley Simm]] 2003-9. Around 2003 Simm started working at the [[Defence Academy]]: 'As Senior Research Fellow, and Director of the ‘Behaviours’ research group, at the [[Defence Academy]] of the United Kingdom, Lesley spent six years developing teams of experts with understanding of the UK’s current strategic interests.  It was during this time that she formed links with leading Muslim Scholars and academics studying the Islamic world, and ‘grass roots’ groups working with vulnerable young people in the UK.'<ref name="ACF"/> At the [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]] she reportedly specialised in 'interstate relations and the new security agenda in the post-Cold War era' and 'Political ideology and Islam.'<ref name="cv">PBECIGM [http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=1284043316&page_url=//www.pbecigm2005.org/lesley_s.html&page_last_updated=2005-10-23T15:53:43&firstName=Lesley&lastName=Simm Lesley Simm] Retrieved from the Zoom Info Cache of pbecigm2005.org/lesley_s.html taken on 23 October 2005. Accessed 24 january 2016.</ref> Her 'present work' was reported in 2005 to involve: 'Detailed briefing papers on Iraq, Afghanistan, aspects of religious extremism and patterns of violence.' In 2007 Simm was listed as 'Director Islamic World and PRISM' at ARAG.<ref>George C Marshall European Center for Security Studies [http://www.caps.af/Doc/PSP0712CAMCDraftMCAgenda21Mar07-DISTRIBUTABLE.pdf A Comprehensive Approach to Modern Conflict: Afghanistan & Beyond: Draft agenda]. 21 March 2007. Accessed 24 January 2016.</ref> In 2009 Simm was listed as 'Director, Ideology, Theology and Philosophy Research Cluster, UK Defence Academy'.<ref>Religion and Ethics in War and Peace-Making [https://web.archive.org/web/20091128061025/http://relwar.wordpress.com/bisa-working-group/members Members of the BISA IR, Security and Religion Working Group]. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 28 November 2009 on 24 January 2016.</ref>
 *[[Steve Tatham]] Listed as 'current Director of Communication Research' at the [[UK Defence Academy]]'s [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]] on his own website in February 2010, though the ARAG was subsumed into the [[Research & Assessment Branch]] on 1 April 2009<ref>Steve Tatham, [http://www.stevetatham.net Strategic Communication] accessed 03/01/10 </ref>

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 ARAG was also responsible for managing the [[Defence Academy Reserve Cadre]], 'a thirty-five strong unit of Reserve force personnel with civilian and linguistic skills relevant to emerging threats and opportunities'.<ref>Ucko, D. H., & Egnell, R. (2013). Counterinsurgency in Crisis: Britain and the Challenges of Modern Warfare. Columbia University Press: 126.</ref>
 ==People==
 *[[Chris Donnelly]] Founder and Head of [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]], [[Defence Academy of the UK]] 2003–07.<ref name="who">World Who's Who [http://www.worldwhoswho.com/public/views/entry.html?id=don-0615  DONNELLY Christopher Nigel CMG, TD,BA]. Accessed 30 December 2015.</ref>

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 :Fax: +44 (0)1793 788287 (96161 8287)
 :Email: emccarthy.arag@da.mod.uk
-:http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/arag
+:Internet Archive holdings: [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/arag da.mod.uk/colleges/arag]
 ==Notes==
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 [[Category:Terrorism Industry]][[Category:Counterinsurgency]]

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 *[[Dan Lafayeedney]] Senior Associate Fellow at the [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]] at the [[Defence Academy of the UK]] (2004- 2010) he specialised in the development and implementation of capacity-building projects for high-level governance of the security sector in European and middle-Eastern countries, and in supporting the development of counter-radicalisation programmes for at-risk ethnic communities in the UK.<ref name="bio">St Antony's College, Oxford [https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/daniel-lafayeedney Dan Lafayeedney].  Accessed 29 December 2015.</ref>
 *Dr [[J. P. Macintosh]], Head of ARAG circa 2007<ref> Web archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071209235631/www.defac.ac.uk/colleges/csrc/ www.defac.ac.uk/csrc/], archived 26 September 2007, accessed 1 March 2009.</ref>|
 *[[Steve Tatham]] Listed as 'current Director of Communication Research' at the [[UK Defence Academy]]'s [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]] on his own website in February 2010, though the ARAG was subsumed into the [[Research & Assessment Branch]] on 1 April 2009<ref>Steve Tatham, [http://www.stevetatham.net Strategic Communication] accessed 03/01/10 </ref>

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 ARAG worked closely with the [[Conflict Studies Research Centre]], which was co-located with ARAG at the Defence Academy's Shrivenham campus.
 ==People==
 *[[Chris Donnelly]] Founder and Head of [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]], [[Defence Academy of the UK]] 2003–07.<ref name="who">World Who's Who [http://www.worldwhoswho.com/public/views/entry.html?id=don-0615  DONNELLY Christopher Nigel CMG, TD,BA]. Accessed 30 December 2015.</ref>

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 *Dr [[J. P. Macintosh]], Head of ARAG circa 2007<ref> Web archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071209235631/www.defac.ac.uk/colleges/csrc/ www.defac.ac.uk/csrc/], archived 26 September 2007, accessed 1 March 2009.</ref>|
 *[[Steve Tatham]] Listed as 'current Director of Communication Research' at the [[UK Defence Academy]]'s [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]] on his own website in February 2010, though the ARAG was subsumed into the [[Research & Assessment Branch]] on 1 April 2009<ref>Steve Tatham, [http://www.stevetatham.net Strategic Communication] accessed 03/01/10 </ref>
 ==Resources, Contact, Notes==
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← Older revision		Revision as of 15:40, 14 December 2010
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−	The '''Advanced Research and Assessment Group''' (ARAG) was a department of the [[Defence Academy of the United Kingdom]] concerned with long-term planning and threat assessment. On 1 April 2009, ARAG was integrated into the Headquarters of the Defence Academy as the Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB).<ref>[http://www.da.mod.uk/sites/da/colleges/arag Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)], Defence Academy of the United Kingdom website, accessed 4 Feb 2010.</ref>	+	The '''Advanced Research and Assessment Group''' (ARAG) was a department of the [[Defence Academy of the United Kingdom]] concerned with long-term planning and threat assessment. On 1 April 2009, ARAG was integrated into the Headquarters of the Defence Academy as the Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB).<ref>[http://www.da.mod.uk/sites/da/colleges/arag Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)], Defence Academy of the United Kingdom website, accessed 4 Feb 2010.</ref> The Research and Assessments Branch was disbanded as of 1 April 2010.<ref>Defence Academy [http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/arag Research and Assessment Branch], accessed 14 December 2010 </ref>

	ARAG brought together experts from the military, academia and other fields in "research clusters" dedicated to specific areas of concern, in order to provide policy-makers with focussed analysis of international security issues.		ARAG brought together experts from the military, academia and other fields in "research clusters" dedicated to specific areas of concern, in order to provide policy-makers with focussed analysis of international security issues.

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 ==People==
 *Dr [[J. P. Macintosh]], Head of ARAG circa 2007<ref> Web archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071209235631/www.defac.ac.uk/colleges/csrc/ www.defac.ac.uk/csrc/], archived 26 September 2007, accessed 1 March 2009.</ref>|
-*[[Steve Tatham]] current Director of Communication Research at the [[UK Defence Academy]]'s [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]] <ref>Steve Tatham, [http://www.stevetatham.net Strategic Communication] accessed 03/01/10 </ref>
+*[[Steve Tatham]] Listed as 'current Director of Communication Research' at the [[UK Defence Academy]]'s [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]] on his own website in February 2010, though the ARAG was subsumed into the [[Research & Assessment Branch]] on 1 April 2009<ref>Steve Tatham, [http://www.stevetatham.net Strategic Communication] accessed 03/01/10 </ref>
 ==Contact==
-These contact details were current until April 2009, when ARAG was integrated into the Headquarters of the Defence Academy as the Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB).<ref>[http://www.da.mod.uk/sites/da/colleges/arag Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)], Defence Academy of the United Kingdom website, accessed 4 Feb 2010.</ref>
+These contact details were current until April 2009, when ARAG was integrated into the Headquarters of the Defence Academy as the [[Research & Assessment Branch]] (R&AB).<ref>[http://www.da.mod.uk/sites/da/colleges/arag Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)], Defence Academy of the United Kingdom website, accessed 4 Feb 2010.</ref>
 [[Image:Defence Academy.gif|right|thumb|600px|The Location of the [[Defence Academy]], near Swindon]]
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