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New York City, Crumbling Infrastructure and Climate Change
Spending a long weekend in New York State and Long Island, I of course had to take a close look at some of the infrastructure serving this urban metropolis. And while it is impressive that the subway system, most of which was built in the early 1900s, is still functional, I could not help but think that the American infrastructure is in a very dire state. For part of the trip, we stayed in relatively wealthy suburb in Long Island. Yet, the neighbourhood was full of tilted ele
jasperverschuur
Mar 213 min read


A visit to Almaty and the Middle Corridor
In March 2025, I had the privilege of visiting Almaty, Kazakhstan, to join the ' SIPA Policy Dialogue on Sustainable and Resilient...
jasperverschuur
Mar 16, 20254 min read


Sabotage Increases Cost of Installing Subsea Cables
The is an English translation of the Opinion piece '' Sabotage maakt aanleg zeekabels duurder' , that got published in the Dutch...
jasperverschuur
Jan 14, 20253 min read
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