Perché alla CIA piaceva Foucault

In December 1985, at the height of the Cold War, the CIA wrote a report for its analysts: "France: Defection of the Leftist Intellectuals." Why would an American intelligence service study Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, and the French radical left? The answer is surprising. For the CIA, the issue wasn't who was philosophically right. The question was much simpler: does this evolution make the Soviet bloc stronger or weaker? In this video, we analyze a declassified document that shows how an intelligence service interprets philosophy: not as a dispute between ideas, but as an indicator of power relations, political stability, and geopolitical interests. We'll discuss: France's role in the Cold War; the French Communist Party; May '68; Foucault, Deleuze, and post-structuralism; the CIA's assessment of the French New Left; Because, according to American analysts, even a very radical philosophy can be strategically innocuous. 📄 In the coming days, I will also publish an in-depth article with further excerpts from the CIA report and historical references. Enjoy! JOIN THE RAISING COMMUNITY here on Patreon: patreon.com/ProgettoRazzia018