Specialists of Latin America, the United States, and Europe offer an in-depth analysis of Operation Condor, which operated in South America during the 1970s. Operation Condor was created in 1975 to widen the links between the intelligence services and repressive organisations of the Southern Cone and to facilitate coordinated action.Various aspects are analysed by specialists on Operation Condor from Latin America, the United States, and Europe.

This book tells the story of the Grupos de Acción Unificadora (Unifying Action Groups, GAU) in the organisation of student and trade unions and the unification of the left through the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) coalition. It highlights aspects of the cruel repression of militants in Uruguay and Argentina during the civil-military dictatorship and the repressive coordination of Operation Condor.