Compare and contrast the impact of terrorism on two countries of the region (excluding China, Japan and India).

Candidates will give an account of the similarities and differences in the impact of terrorism on two countries of the region by referring to both throughout the response. Candidates may address the similarities and differences chronologically and note varying phases of terrorism in each country within the given timeframe for this section. Or they may identify the similarities and the differences separately. Alternatively, candidates may adopt a thematic approach and consider both in areas such as financial costs for increased security, changes in the economy, legal and constitutional amendments, human rights violations, censorship, domestic upheaval and disruption, the fear of terrorism amongst the population, the treatment of certain religious or ethnic groups, travel restrictions, increase in foreign aid to fight terrorism and changes in military alliances.