This week on Babel, Jon is joined by Frederic Wehrey, senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. During their discussion, Fred breaks down the conflict in Libya, explaining who\xa0is involved and why. Fred and Jon also talk about foreign fighters, drones, and what's next for Libya.\xa0Then, Jon, Will, and McKinley discuss similarities and differences between the conflicts in Libya and Syria.\n\nSandy Alkoutami and Frederic Wehrey, \u201cChina\u2019s Balancing Act,\u201d\xa0Lawfare, May 10, 2020.\n\nFrederic Wehrey, \u201cLibya and Coronavirus\u201d in\xa0Coronavirus in Conflict Zones: A Sobering Landscape,\xa0ed. by Jarrett Blanc and Frances Z. Brown, April 14, 2020.\n\nFrederic Wehrey, \u201c\u2019Our Hearts Are Dead.\u2019 After 9 Years of Civil War, Libyans Are Tired of Being Pawns in a Geopolitical Game of Chess,\u201d\xa0Time, February 12, 2020.\n\nFrederic Wehrey, \u201cLibya\u2019s Bloodshed Will Continue Unless Foreign Powers Stop Backing Khalifa Haftar,\u201d\xa0Guardian,\xa0February 2, 2020.\n\nEpisode Transcript:\xa0The Internationalization of Libya, CSIS, June 16, 2020.