The Jakarta Method

The book distinguishes itself by focusing on the often-overlooked role of US-backed anti-communist purges in shaping the global capitalist order, particularly in Indonesia and Latin America. It argues that these violent campaigns were not isolated incidents but a deliberate, systematic strategy.

The book is a work of non-fiction, drawing on declassified documents, historical records, and survivor testimonies to detail the US involvement in anti-communist mass killings and political repression during the Cold War.

This book expands on themes of US foreign policy and its global impact that Bevins has explored in his journalism, offering a deeply researched historical account of events he has previously touched upon in shorter forms.