PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Prasirtsuk, Kitti TI - Thailand in 2014 AID - 10.1525/as.2015.55.1.200 DP - 2015 Feb 01 TA - Asian Survey PG - 200--206 VI - 55 IP - 1 4099 - http://as.ucpress.edu/content/55/1/200.short 4100 - http://as.ucpress.edu/content/55/1/200.full AB - Following the massive political demonstration that had shut down most government agencies in Bangkok since the end of 2013, on May 22, 2014, the Thai military launched a coup in an attempt to break the deadlock. Coup leaders vowed to solve the political impasse and reform the country. Several political and economic challenges lie ahead.