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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

The Arab World's Sandhurst Alumni

The current rulers of Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman all attended The Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, and many send their 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?" [Link corrected.]

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

1 comment:

SETH said...

link: Sandhurst's sheikhs: Why do so many Gulf royals receive military training in the UK? http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28896860