Op-Ed by IDC Vice President and Senior Policy Andrew Doran;
It is rare that a national security interest overlaps with a compelling humanitarian crisis. This convergence is precisely what has emerged with American national security and humanitarian interests in northern Iraq. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, should seize this moment and call upon the United Nations to establish a safe zone (or safe haven or protected zone) for the communities ravaged by ISIS in northern Iraq.