The new map cemented President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s consolidation of power across much of the country and expands Turkey’s zone of influence along Syria’s northern border. The question now is what kind of Syria emerges from this moment — a pluralistic republic or a conservative, highly centralized regime with little room for diversity — and whether the United States, having spent years shaping the battlefield, will bother shaping the peace by pushing for a constitutional order that Syrians beyond Damascus can buy into.