Clare Ibarra

Assistant Professor, Latin American History, @sacstate. PhD from @ucberkeley. Historian of Cuba and the Soviet Union. Latina. She/hers. Views are my own.

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

My conversation w @bbcworldservice regarding breaking news of a human trafficking ring of Cubans fighting in Ukraine for Russia aired this morning. Listen using link below for my take on how it will affect the two countries' relationship (19:02--22:59)
https://t.co/HXHfdWjUxD

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Cuba uncovers human trafficking ring of Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine https://t.co/9Zw1JHq1tg

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

Acompáñanos en esta presentación donde compartiremos nuestras perspectivas y consejos con la comunidad. Nos vemos mañana!

Join us tomorrow at the Feria de Educación for a bilingual presentation and consejos at 11:10am, Hinde Auditorium, @sacstate!

#feriadeeducacion

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

“I have concepts of a plan” — said every grad student about their dissertation to their advisor, ever #debate2024 #twitterstorians #AcademicTwitter

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@nellstra @ASPertierra @nellstra wow… increíble! Gracias por compartir @ASPertierra !

[Michael J Bustamante, Ph.D. @MJ_Busta]

Cool new sticker swag for the program. IYKYK.

[Michael J Bustamante, Ph.D. @MJ_Busta]

Forthcoming publication in Cold War History, co-authored with Jana Lipman. Long in the works, so this final acceptance is welcome news!

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

@RebeccaAHerman Congrats, Becca!! We’ll have to celebrate in January! :)

[Michael J Bustamante, Ph.D. @MJ_Busta]

Excited to announce the inaugural Seminar in Cuban and Cuban Diaspora Studies, hosted by @UMCHC this spring/summer.

https://t.co/M9T1KJtZ7z

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

Cant wait for this incredible line up!
#cuba #cubanstudies

[Michael J Bustamante, Ph.D. @MJ_Busta]

Very excited for #CHCNewDirections in Cuban Studies 2023, Oct 18-20, at UM.

Agenda screenshots below. Will be livestreamed too. More info (and registration tab soon) here:

https://t.co/yOsTIOw46v

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

@mendozan21 Beautiful!! Queen!!! Virgo!!!

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@MJ_Busta Or even Chezcoslovakia in 1968

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This strikes a chord as the Russian state takes advantage of immigrants who seek better financial stability for themselves and their families, and whose citizenship status leaves them vulnerable

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

Details on the trafficking ring and those involved in this article (thanks to @MJ_Busta for sharing). The picture of Cubans on the front in Ukraine (used in the Moscow Times article) is dated from a 5/24/23 article from a Ryazan news source, over three months ago.

[Michael J Bustamante, Ph.D. @MJ_Busta]

Most detailed report I've seen. Very troubling. Suggests more than isolated cases. (And not only Cubans. Other nationalities also present, per article.)

Will see what other reports emerge to confirm/deny/further elaborate/amend story as reported here.

https://t.co/7Of5wo5r9g

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

#cuba #russia #RussiaUkraineWar #bbcnews

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

My conversation w @bbcworldservice regarding breaking news of a human trafficking ring of Cubans fighting in Ukraine for Russia aired this morning. Listen using link below for my take on how it will affect the two countries' relationship (19:02--22:59)
https://t.co/HXHfdWjUxD

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Cuba uncovers human trafficking ring of Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine https://t.co/9Zw1JHq1tg

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

That Cuban Foreign Ministry would publicly speak on human trafficking ring and risk rift in Cuban-Russian relationship with pending economic and military projects on the table shows the gravity and importance of this incident

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

Though details of the trafficking ring remain unknown to the public, that the Cuban Foreign Ministry would make a public statement to the media & potentially risk Cuban-Russian relationship shows the importance of investigation

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

May: Putin announces express citizenship for foreigners who join Russian army during war in Ukraine; Boris Titer (Cuban-Russian Business Committee) and Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Ricardo Cabrisas meet in Havana

[Clare Ibarra @ClarissaIba]

August: Cuba and Russia publicly celebrate what would have been Fidel Castro's 97th birthday