I was cautiously optimistic at the beginning of 2010， as the leaders of those countries with interests in the region were being urged to display the political decisiveness that would put the Korean peninsula back on the right path toward peace and stability. One year ago， I stressed that it was imperative， given the political atmosphere on the peninsula， that resolute actions be taken to shed the vestiges of the Cold War and establish lasting peace and security both on the peninsula and throughout the regio