1. Counterterrorism Strategies: Leadership Decapitation vs Mid-tier Elimination Open Access Author: Nichols, Philip Title: Counterterrorism Strategies: Leadership Decapitation vs Mid-tier Elimination Area of Honors: International Politics Keywords: CounterterrorismLeadershipMid-Tier CommandersViolent Non-State Actors File: Download Nichols_Counterterror_Strategies_Leader_vs_Mid-Tier.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter Kent Forster, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor