This has got to be one of my most compelling reads this year about cold war and communist politics during its heydey. It baffles me how little I know and how often my country is mentioned in these traces of history, often as victims of a regime that saw us common folk as collateral damage.

I also appreciate how the author recognizes their privilege as a white man, writing about Indonesia history instead of a local because they have more access to resources than they do. 

While I am not Indonesian and therefore unaware of the lived experiences mentioned in this book, I am also part of a third world country brought up by western globalization. This book was an eye opener of the many atrocities the cold war brought upon our fellow men from SEA and Latin Americas, and how our generation is still experiencing the effects of that point of history.

The last book I read of this league was This Is Not Propaganda, and that was focused on more modern issues. The Jakarta Method will stay with me for a long time.