Do world leaders' speeches at this week's UN General Assembly actually change anything?
The UN General Assembly's annual high-level week, when heads of state deliver addresses in New York, is underway this week.
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Speeches shape the outcomes of resolutions and consequently can have profound real world impact. Others mark the outlines of national interests. And of course many are just posturing and the pleasures of hearing oneself speak.
Maybe not the speeches, but the side meetings do. And either way, better to have world leaders talking than not.
if you're voting "sometimes" - name the issue where a speech actually moved the needle, and one where it clearly didn't. what's the line between those two.