ABSTRACT
Sun Tzu was keenly aware of the ravages that war inflicts on the civilian population, and the heavy price of the ensuing devastation. Though Sun Tzu does not deal with peace building, his perspective allows us to infer that he would support preemptive measures to discourage enemy attacks, including averting state failure. It should be fairly obvious that given the potential of all these forms of engagement, which are far short of war, to preempt violence, they are well worth the small price tag of such relatively minor actions. Hybrid war is also a kind of hybrid peace, given that all instruments of power are being manipulated at all times by savvy actors throughout the world. There is still support for the notion of mobilizing civilian experts "with critical skills" willing and able to work alongside military and diplomatic personnel.
