Assuming price stability and limited government, we expect growth to rebound after a recession, recouping at least part of the lost output.

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Yet Mr Bush's trip to the region addresses stability in only a limited way.

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Even previously sceptical Europeans and hostile Russians now concede that such defences (assuming they stay limited) could add to security without upsetting stability among the bigger powers.

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