A peace process is the set of sociopolitical negotiations, agreements and actions that aim to solve a specific armed conflict.
[3] UNDPO defines peacebuilding to include "measures [that] address core issues that effect the functioning of society and the State".
[1][2] The construction of international institutions, especially during the twentieth century, has to a large degree been motivated by the desire to provide a broad global context of peacebuilding.
Edward Luttwak argues that conventional wars should not be interrupted before they could burn themselves out and the preconditions for a long-lasting peace are established.
"Hopes for military success must fade for accommodation to become more attractive than further combat," but premature ceasefires prevent belligerents from exhaustion and let them rearm their forces.