Post-Cold War South Korea is no longer a hostile country but an important trading partner.
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But that often proved impossible, either because a suspect could not be linked to a specific hostile country or because the ability to make that connection hinged on court-ordered surveillance.
U.S. officials are increasingly concerned about Syria's breakup along sectarian lines, not only because of the potential breakup of the country into hostile territories, but because of heightened chances for the conflict to spill into neighboring countries.
In many cases, young people in this country are openly hostile to STEM education.
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But the country has turned hostile towards austerity measures dictated from abroad.
Mr Ashcroft said there was legal authority "under the laws of war and clear Supreme Court precedent, which establishes that the military may detain a United States citizen who has joined the enemy and has entered our country to carry out hostile acts".
Others even say the country should have a less hostile relationship with the United States.
They understand that terrorists have to be defeated and that the country is better off controlling hostile territories than allowing its enemies to control them.
Conservative leader William Hague, speaking a short time afterwards to supporters in the north east, accused Labour of being hostile to the best schools in the country and eroding head teachers' power.
If so, he can expect a less hostile attitude as he struggles to tackle his country's mountain of woes.
For Turkey's part, friendship with Bulgaria is a welcome change in a country with uncomfortable, if not hostile, relations with all its other neighbours.
Somehow, Mr Allawi will have to co-opt Iraq's various, mutually hostile armed factions to pull together instead of pulling the country apart.
Yet a new UN resolution, which was passed unanimously by the 15 members of the Security Council ordering Iraq to accept the return of weapons inspectors, does state that no hostile acts should be carried out while they are in the country.
Egypt and Jordan both have peace treaties with Israel and have sent their leaders to the country before, but never on behalf of the Arab League, which has traditionally been hostile toward the Jewish state.
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