Superpowers Glossary

1. the collective term for Brazil, Russia, India and China (and, latterly, South Africa) which were predicted (by writer Richard Scase in 2000) to show rapid economic growth (5)
4. the ideas, beliefs, customs and social behaviour of a group or society (7)
5. an organisation involving several countries working together on issues of common interest (3)
6. the lending by banks to low-income earners with insecure jobs, who could never normally afford mortgages (3, 5, 7)
9. the judicial branch of the UN, which settles disputes between UN member countries and advises on international law (3)

2. the part of the UN which is ultimately responsible for preventing conflict. It has 15 members at any one time, but the five permanent members – USA, UK, France, China and Russia – can veto any resolution (2, 8, 7)
3. a global organisation which uses bank deposits placed by the world’s wealthiest countries to provide loans for development in other countries (5, 4)
7. a cycle by which a situation continues to worsen or remain poor (7, 5)
8. the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation – an alliance which uses political consultation and military means to protect its 28 member states (4)
10. publications based on research that has been checked by experts as being valid (4, 8)

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