Advanced Research and Assessment Group
The Advanced Research and Assessment Group (ARAG) is a department of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom concerned with long-term planning and threat assessment.
ARAG brings 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 works closely with the Conflict Studies Research Centre, which is now co-located with ARAG at the Defence Academy's Shrivenham campus.