The Jakarta Method

The Jakarta Method refers to a strategy used primarily during the Cold War, particularly in Indonesia in the 1960s, where mass killings and purges were conducted by the government against suspected communists and others. This approach involved systematic violence and fear to eliminate political opposition and promote a specific political agenda, often supported or tolerated by Western powers. The term has since come to symbolize broader tactics of state-led violence to suppress dissent and maintain control, reflecting the dark intersection of political ideology and human rights abuses in history.