The Jakarta Method
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The Jakarta Method
Vincent Bevins
Written by Benjamin Dzialdowski, originally published in BuzzFeed
Jan 20, 2026
The Jakarta Method
Vincent Bevins
Written by Benjamin Dzialdowski, originally published in BuzzFeed
Jan 20, 2026
It goes into how the CIA, after WWII did everything in its power to stop the rise of communism/leftism, including assassinations, facilitating uprisings, and in particular, helping the military in Indonesia to kill one to two million communists.
It goes into how they used 'The Jakarta Method' to stop this from happening all over the world. It's really great in that it talks about it more broadly, while also telling intimate stories from people who experienced these things. I usually struggle with non-fiction but I listened to this one non-stop and then immediately started it over again once I was done.
It goes into how they used 'The Jakarta Method' to stop this from happening all over the world. It's really great in that it talks about it more broadly, while also telling intimate stories from people who experienced these things. I usually struggle with non-fiction but I listened to this one non-stop and then immediately started it over again once I was done.
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