The Alliance of Great Races was a coalition of powerful races residing in the Milky Way Galaxy who banded together for increased military, economic, and political cooperation. Aside from managing the day-to-day affairs of billions of people and coordinating public policy between the member races, the Alliance also maintained its own intelligence agency and communications sector. Traditionally consisting of the most powerful groups in the known galaxy, the modern incarnation of the organization was made up of the Tau'ri, Free Jaffa, Tok'ra, and Venii. Past members included the Hebridanian Federation and the original allies; the Ancients, Asgard, Furlings, and Nox, the final founding race to leave the organization.