# data[].attributes.body
An embargo was placed on Cuba on February 1962 by the United States. This embargo prevents trade from entering and leaving Cuba, leading their economy down the drain, thus affecting its citizens.

# data[].attributes.body
Biopower and biopolitics tie into the topic as the UN has to vote annually to end the embargo, however countries like the U.S. and Israel (pro-U.S.) vote against it, leading to the continuation of the embargo. This decision has so much power over the lives of Cubans. This was highlighted especially during the pandemic when the U.S. stopped the supply of medical items to Cuba.

# data[].attributes.body
Journal articles about the history of US-Cuba relations that led up to the embargo

# data[].attributes.body
Many documents have come out about the negative effects of the embargo but not a lot of interviews and documentaries can be found. Microhistory can be an alternative way to analyze this ongoing issue as it can shed light on the lives of ordinary people living in Cuba