Peace talks and peace agreements are efforts to bring an end to conflict through processes of negotiations. Ending a war at the bargaining table has the potential to promote international security by bringing the violence to a quick conclusion and establishing new rules and mechanisms that are intended to prevent the reemergence of conflict. The discussion here provides an overview of the processes of peace talks, with a particular focus on the role of mediators. It then turns to a consideration of some of the common provisions of peace agreements that result from these negotiations.