At the time, the two hostile powers were the greatest on earth.
Oh - and it is in control of a potentially hostile power, by the way.
Even if it weren't, Kostroma wouldn't become a hostile power.
Some plans were expanded to include war against a coalition of hostile powers.
America had been invaded by a civilian army loyal to a hostile power.
"Can you really think of selling transwarp to hostile powers?"
"How can I, when by your own admission they're negotiating to give advanced knowledge to a hostile power?"
Only this time the object wasn't to keep some hostile foreign power in the dark, but all of us.
Grundy's little mind was taken over by a hostile power.
We were trying mightily to keep the peace with a stubborn, hostile power.