The planet's dominant superpower has begun exploring space: orbital stations, lunar bases, deep-space telescopes.... Bringing a Starfleet vessel into orbit is a risk we can't take.
South Africa is the dominant economic "superpower" of the region.
Nova appears as a member of a team of Avengers from a parallel reality where the Middle East is the dominant superpower.
Following World War II, the United States emerged as one of the two dominant superpowers, the USSR being the other.
Well, the short answer is that we learned something surprising this past week - that in the world of a single, dominant superpower, the U.N. Security Council becomes even more important, not less.
The United States and the Soviet Union, which, despite the devastation of its most populated areas, rebuilt quickly, found themselves the world's two dominant superpowers.
This was to arouse the U.S. populace and bring the United States into the war, so the U.S could take its place as the post-war dominant superpower.
In "current year" 2004 America (where much of the magic is centred) uses both magic and technology to be the dominant superpower.
Qin rose to prominence in the late 3rd century BC after the reforms and emerged as one of the dominant superpowers of the Seven Warring States.
Mr President, whenever people are asked to identify the dominant global superpower, they all name the United States.