Indonesia had the largest communist party (PKI) in the non-communist world after its ruling Russian and Chinese counterparts. Nasakom comprised Islam, communism, and nationalism. Indonesia at that time consisted of a mix of communists, nationalists, and Islamists led by the charismatic Sukarno who coined his political philosophy as NASAKOM. The Jakarta Method demonstrates that the brutal extermination of unarmed leftists was a fundamental part of Washington's final triumph in the Cold War.The Jakarta Method, as its namesake suggests, starts in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country and the leader of the Third World movement-a movement that looked to neither the US nor the Soviet Union to design its own socio-economic philosophy.
For decades, it's been believed that parts of the developing world passed peacefully into the U.S.-led capitalist system.
In this bold and comprehensive new history, Vincent Bevins builds on his incisive reporting for the Washington Post, using recently declassified documents, archival research and eye-witness testimony collected across twelve countries to reveal a shocking legacy that spans the globe. But these events remain widely overlooked, precisely because the CIA's secret interventions were so successful.
This was one of the most important turning points of the twentieth century, eliminating the largest communist party outside China and the Soviet Union and inspiring copycat terror programs in faraway countries like Brazil and Chile. government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians. The hidden story of the wanton slaughter - in Indonesia, Latin America, and around the world - backed by the United States. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2020 BY NPR, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND GQ
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