Jasper Verschuur is an assistant professor in engineering systems and climate security at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Jasper’s main research interests encompass quantifying the systemic risks that climate and non-climatic shocks pose to infrastructure systems and the essential services they provide to society. His research focuses on developing new modelling tools to better anticipate these risks and propose solutions to enhance resilience, spanning both local (e.g., household essential services) and global scale assessments (e.g., trade flows).

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Troubled Straits: Analyzing Trade Chokepoints in the South China Sea

This CSIS brief offers groundbreaking insight into the value and types of goods flowing through eight different South China Sea chokepoints. The analysis reveals each country’s reliance on each chokepoint and challenges assumptions about their relative importance.

Brief by CSIS Scholars — July 1, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz in 8 Charts

As the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz drags on, new vessel-tracking and trade data reveal the state of play in the strait and explore how the crisis is rattling global markets.

Commentary by Matthew P. Funaiole, Harrison Prétat, Aidan Powers-Riggs, and Jasper Verschuur — April 22, 2026