Dwindling support: On the U.S. and the Cuban embargo

Nearly every year since 1992, the United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the U.S. to end its decades-old economic embargo on Cuba. As a result, the outcome at the UNGA resolution titled the ‘Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba’ passed on October 30, was expected. Surprisingly, the support for the resolution this year was dramatically lower than previous years. For the preceding decade, more than 180 countries of the 193-member UNGA had expressed their support for ending the embargo, but the numbers dropped to 165 in favour in 2025; this year’s tally dropped sharply lower, with 130 in favour, 25 abstaining and 17 countries voting against the resolution. The trend clearly points to efforts by the Trump administration to use its pressure on…