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As the first major meeting of NATO leaders since the Prague Summit in November 2002, the strategic focus of the Istanbul Summit was to build on the transformation agenda agreed in Prague and promote efforts to enhance security through the projection of regional stability. This paper examines the extent of progress made in implementing the decisions of the Prague Summit, the subsequent objectives for Istanbul, and the main conclusions of that summit. It also outlines some of the initial reactions to the decisions reached at Istanbul and prospects for the future.