Articles by Paul Chambers

The palace is working to fill leading army positions with its own faction—the Red Rim Group.

Paul Chambers looks back at the politicisation of the Royal Thai Police, before turning to the palace's recent personalisation of authority over an institution often overshadowed by the military.

The annual military reshuffle shows a military leadership in transition.

General Prayuth may lead a government after elections this month, but his authority within the armed forces has long been waning.

Paul Chambers on King Vajiralongkorn's expanding control over state forces

What Rama IX’s passing means for Thailand’s military.

A new book traces the role of the police and the military in the modern political history of Thailand.