Bhaso Ndzendze is a research fellow at the African Centre for the Study of the United States (Wits University) and senior lecturer at the University of Johannesburg Department of Politics and International Relations as well as its 4IR and Digital Policy Research Unit. He holds a PhD in International Relations. His most recent books include Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in International Relations (World Scientific) and The Political Economy of Sino-South African Trade and Reginal Competition (Palgrave).