Below is a list of some articles, papers, books, book chapters and reports published by Bhaso Ndzendze

Academic Papers

• ‘Implications of the US-Led War on Terror on China-Africa Relations’, UJCI Africa-China Occasional Papers Series, 5 October 2017.
• ‘Strains in Sino-Indian Relations: The BRICS Achilles’ Heel?’, 20 November 2017.
• ‘Federalism with South African Characteristics? Traditional Authorities and Customary Law in a Democratic, Constitutional State’, The Thinker Vol. 76, Q2: 2018, April.
• ‘China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Linkages with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 in Historical Perspective,’ Transnational Corporations Review, 11(1): 38-49, 2019.
• ‘Is there a Reverse Correlation in Growth of Japanese and Chinese Exports to Africa? Evidence from South Africa, Kenya and Uganda, 2007-2017’, Tamkang Journal of International Affairs, 23(2): 39-80. [View Abstract / Buy here]
• ‘Realpolitik in the Africa–One China Nexus, 2001-2008: The Cases of Chad and Malawi’, Studia Europea, 2(1): 53-80, 2019. [Download here]
• ‘Inversely Correlated? Comparing EU-27 and Chinese Exports to South Africa, 2007-2018,’ European Foreign Affairs Review, 25(2),  297–314.

Book Reviews

• The Eagle and the Springbok by Adekeye Adebajo (Jacana, 2018: Johannesburg) in International Affairs.
• Toussaint Louverture: A Black Jacobin in the Age of Revolutions by Charles Forsdick and Christian Høgsbjerg (Pluto/Wits University Press, 2017: Johannesburg) in The Thinker.
• From the Outside In by Chris Landsberg and Lesley Masters (Jacana, 2018: Johannesburg) in The Thinker.
• China and India’s Development Cooperation in Africa: The Rise of Southern Powers by Philani Mthembu (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018: London) in International Affairs.

Book Chapters

• ‘Reformulation of global order’, in BRICS Politricks: New Subimperial Power Plays.
• ‘Chapter 21: South Africa and the fourth industrial revolution,’ Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy. Oxford University Press.

Books

• Africa: The Continent we Construct (2015: Verity Publishers).
• Beginner’s Dictionary of Contemporary International Relations (2017: University of the Witwatersrand, Department of International Relations; and The National Library of South Africa).
• Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in International Relations (2021: World Scientific Press).
• The BRICS Order: Assertive or Complementing the West? (2021: Palgrave Macmillan).
• China and the Others: The Evolution of Sino-South African Trade in the Asia-Pacific Regional Context, 1997-2018 (forthcoming).

Reports

• 2017 in Review: What a year for Africa-China relations, CGTN Africa, December 31, 2017.

• 2017 in Review: What the future holds for Africa-China relations, CGTN Africa, December 31, 2017.

Opinion

• ‘Choosing ‘the better evil’? The contrast effect and the relative nature of soft power’, Modern Diplomacy, 23 March 2017.
• ‘China: The Democracy Question’, Modern Diplomacy, 25 March 2017.
• ‘Democracy, Statecraft, and the Partitions of Poland, 1772-1795’, Modern Diplomacy, 13 April 2017.
• ‘There Will Always Be Spanish Catalonia’, Modern Diplomacy, 17 April 2017.
• ‘The French Elections and the Much-Needed Change in Relations with Africa (That Won’t Come)’, Modern Diplomacy, 18 April 2017.
• ‘The World Bank and Africa: Why It’s Not Too Late’, Modern Diplomacy, 4 August 2017.
• with Dr. David Monyae, ‘Does a Smoother Silk Road Lie Ahead for Africa?’,  Sunday Independent, 11 November 2017.
• with Dr. David Monyae, ‘The White House’s flagrant ignorance on Africa‘, Pretoria News, 16 January 2017.
• ‘Corruption is a crime against humanity, will measures change anything?’, Cape Times, 6 February 2018.
• with Charles Matseke, ‘The Role of Sustainable Development in Preventing the Relapse of Conflict in Africa‘, Modern Diplomacy, 12 February 2018.
• ‘Worse than Oil? The Geopolitics of the Banana, Modern Diplomacy, 11 March 2018.
• ‘On the Brink of a New Cold War, What is the Place of the BRICS?’, Cape Times, 19 June 2018.
• ‘One Belt One Road and the Shift in International Relations’ (forthcoming).
• ‘Brics members’ low investment in JSE points to limited economic ties‘, Business Day, 24 July 2018.
• ‘Trade, BRICS and Geography: Why Turkey Matters’, 2 August 2018.
• ‘When it comes to geography and more, Turkey’s part in #BRICS matters‘, The Star, 7 August 2018.
•  ‘In an era of Artificial Intelligence, optimists for peace are warranted’. The Mercury, 13 August 2018.
• with Sara Zumbika Van Hoeymissen, ‘China and Africa’s Integration Agenda: The Role of FOCAC‘, ISPI (Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale).
• ‘Malawi and the One China Policy: 1964–2008‘, e-IR, 22 April 2019.
• ‘African Democratisation and the One China Policy‘, E-IR, 24 January 2020.
• ‘SA’s Star Role in the 4IR’, The Star, 13 February 2020.
• with Tshilidzi Marwala, ‘Global inequality and opportunity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution‘, Daily Maverick. 5 March 2020.
• ‘To Silence the Guns, Africa Should Tap Its Diaspora‘, Modern Diplomacy, 22 March 2020.
• ‘Can these 6 worldwide Google search trends predict the 2020 US presidential election?‘, Modern Diplomacy, 2 April 2020.