ANALISIS SANKSI EKONOMI OLEH AMERIKA SERIKAT TERHADAP KUBA PASCA-REVOLUSI HINGGA AKHIR PERANG DINGIN (1960-1991): PERSPEKTIF CARL SCHMITT TENTANG STATE OF EXCEPTION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35794/jmbi.v11i3.59441Abstract
This research is motivated by the revolution initiated when Fidel Castro led resistance against the government of
President Fulgencio Batista, who had previously staged a coup against the general election in 1952. Following the
revolution in Cuba, Fidel Castro, as the new head of government, transformed Cuba's system of governance to be
based on the principles of communism. Observing the impact of the adoption of communism under Fidel Castro's
administration, the United States decided to impose economic sanctions on Cuba. The purpose of this study is to
explore how the imposition of economic sanctions on Cuba can be understood through the perspective of Carl
Schmitt's “State of Exception.” To address this, the author employs Carl Schmitt’s concept of the "State of
Exception," which explains how sovereign power possesses the authority to suspend the legal system. Thus, this
power can declare a "State of Exception" if a country faces an existential threat to its integrity. A qualitative
approach and descriptive method form the basis for data collection and analysis. The sanctions imposed by the
United States, from the Eisenhower administration to the Reagan administration, have had various implications,
encompassing economic, tourism, and health sectors. This study finds that, through Carl Schmitt's perspective of the
state of exception, the economic sanctions against Cuba can be understood as a sovereign act taken by the United
States based on a political decision to address what it perceives as a threat to its national interests.
Keywords: Republic of Cuba, United States Embargo, Carl Schmitt, State of Exception
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