The Arab World's Sandhurat Alumni

From MEI Editor's Blog Wed Aug 27 2014, 03:01:00

The current rulers of Jordan  Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman all attended The Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, and many send heir sons there. The BBC offers a nice piece on the British connection: "Sandhurst's sheikhs: Why do so many Gulf royals receive military training in the UK?"

Former French colonies (plus Iran) have seemed to favor Saint-Cyr over Sandhurst.

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