The responsibilities of superpowers

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In our global world people, countries and even continents are (0) ... (increase) interconnected. However, this fact does not only provide us with benefits. Especially for socalled economic superpowers, (Q1) ... (global) comes at a rather high cost. While other countries tend to enjoy the advantages of being (Q2) ... (protect) and are often bailed out of any financial as well as social crisis, these superpowers have to assume higher (Q3) ... (responsible) than ever before.
Recently this (Q4) ... (develop) has caused several countries to consider their actions as well as their impact on other nations. Experts agree that (Q5) ... (responsible) behaviour on any superpower's part could result in problematic or even catastrophic events, for example in terms of the financial world. With the pressure on the more powerful countries (Q6) ... (rise), they become more and more reluctant to step in and provide support for others, since they feel that they gain nothing but are left with bigger problems. Superpowers often argue that it
is unfair that they are expected to take all the blame if anything goes wrong, but (Q7) ... (obvious) lack the influence to make changes before certain problems arise in other countries. At the same time, most countries needing support resent any political (Q8) ... (interfere), even if they are aware of the fact that they might need help.