Difference between revisions of "Advanced Research and Assessment Group"
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− | The '''Advanced Research and Assessment Group''' (ARAG) | + | 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. As of 1 April 2009, ARAG has been integrated in 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> |
− | ARAG | + | 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 | + | ARAG worked closely with the [[Conflict Studies Research Centre]], which was co-located with ARAG at the Defence Academy's Shrivenham campus. |
==People== | ==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>| | *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>| |
Revision as of 20:49, 4 February 2010
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. As of 1 April 2009, ARAG has been integrated in the Headquarters of the Defence Academy as the Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB).[1]
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 worked closely with the Conflict Studies Research Centre, which was co-located with ARAG at the Defence Academy's Shrivenham campus.
People
- Dr J. P. Macintosh, Head of ARAG circa 2007[2]|
- Steve Tatham current Director of Communication Research at the UK Defence Academy's Advanced Research and Assessment Group [3]
Contact
- Advanced Research and Assessment Group
- Ms Emma McCarthy
- Corporate Research Manager
- Defence Academy Headquarters
- Block 4, JSCSC Bldg
- Faringdon Road
- Shrivenham
- Swindon
- Wiltshire
- SN6 8TS
- United Kingdom
- Tel: +44 (0)1793 788861 (96161 8861)
- Fax: +44 (0)1793 788287 (96161 8287)
- Email: emccarthy.arag@da.mod.uk
- http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/arag
Notes
- ↑ Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB), Defence Academy of the United Kingdom website, accessed 4 Feb 2010.
- ↑ Web archive: www.defac.ac.uk/csrc/, archived 26 September 2007, accessed 1 March 2009.
- ↑ Steve Tatham, Strategic Communication accessed 03/01/10