Matthew Cookson

Matthew Cookson

Middle East History & Policy Fellow | Young Voices

Matt Cookson is a contributor and a Middle East History and Policy Fellow with Young Voices. He also works in the supply chain for a U.S. Defense Contractor.

His commentary has appeared in the Mises Institute, Real Clear Politics, the American Thinker, Providence Magazine, China Source, and the Idaho Freedom Foundation.

You can follow him on X @MattCookson95.

America’s Opening in East Africa

Matthew Cookson

Africa Foreign Influence

America’s Opening in East Africa

As China tightens its grip on Africa, Somaliland’s case is re-entering U.S. debate raising stakes for American strategy in the region.

Matthew Cookson