In this episode of the series “ViewPoint: The Myth of ‘Great Powers’ as the Sole Culprits”, young people from across the region re-examine one of the most common excuses for passivity: the belief that the average person in the 1990s could change nothing because we were all just “pawns in a game of Great Powers.”

Where does the influence of global politics end, and the space for personal choice and civic courage begin? Participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and Serbia share their reflections on whether the narrative of “Great Powers” actually serves to absolve us of responsibility for our own actions. We listen to their perspectives on how new generations view the power of the individual within historical processes.