:root {
  --navy: #143b59;
  --navy-deep: #0c263b;
  --ink: #1c2a32;
  --muted: #6e7a7d;
  --cream: #f7f3eb;
  --paper: #fbfaf7;
  --sand: #d9c5a8;
  --gold: #c89e68;
  --line: rgba(20, 59, 89, 0.16);
  --max-width: 1240px;
  --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  --shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(12, 38, 59, 0.14);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { margin: 0; color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper); font-family: var(--sans); line-height: 1.6; }
body.menu-open { overflow: hidden; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button, a { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 4px; }

.container { width: min(calc(100% - 48px), var(--max-width)); margin-inline: auto; }
.sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; top: 12px; left: 12px; z-index: 100; padding: 10px 14px; color: #fff; background: var(--navy); transform: translateY(-150%); transition: transform .2s ease; }
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

.site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; background: rgba(251, 250, 247, .94); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: box-shadow .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, background .25s ease; backdrop-filter: blur(16px); }
.site-header.is-scrolled { border-color: var(--line); box-shadow: 0 5px 20px rgba(12, 38, 59, .06); }
.header-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; min-height: 86px; gap: 36px; }
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; width: 194px; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.brand img { width: 100%; height: auto; }
.primary-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 42px); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.primary-nav a { position: relative; padding: 9px 0; color: var(--navy); }
.primary-nav a::after { position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; height: 2px; background: var(--gold); content: ""; transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform .2s ease; }
.primary-nav a:hover::after, .primary-nav a.is-active::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.nav-toggle { display: none; width: 44px; height: 44px; padding: 10px; color: var(--navy); background: transparent; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }
.nav-toggle > span:not(.sr-only) { display: block; width: 24px; height: 2px; margin: 5px auto; background: currentColor; transition: transform .2s ease, opacity .2s ease; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] > span:nth-last-child(3) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] > span:nth-last-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] > span:last-child { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

.eyebrow, .kicker { margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .19em; line-height: 1.4; text-transform: uppercase; }
.eyebrow { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .76); }
.eyebrow--dark, .kicker { color: var(--gold); }
h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.08; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 7vw, 7.7rem); letter-spacing: -.055em; }
h2 { margin-bottom: 22px; font-size: 3rem; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.25rem); letter-spacing: -.025em; }

.hero, .page-hero, .article-cover { position: relative; overflow: hidden; color: #fff; background: transparent; }
.hero { height: 100%; display: flex; max-height: 710px;}
.hero__media, .page-hero__media, .article-cover { isolation: isolate; }
.hero__media, .page-hero__media { position: absolute; inset: -7% 0; z-index: 0; }
.hero__media img, .page-hero__media img, .article-cover img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; }
.hero__overlay, .page-hero__overlay { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 29, 45, .9) 0%, rgba(8, 29, 45, .55) 39%, rgba(8, 29, 45, .1) 76%), linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(8, 29, 45, .56), transparent 45%); }
.hero__content { position: relative; z-index: 2; padding: 40px 0; }
.hero h1 { max-width: 730px; margin-bottom: 26px; }
.hero h1 em { color: var(--gold); font-style: normal; }
.hero__intro { max-width: 520px; margin-bottom: 36px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .83); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.28rem); }
.hero__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 13px; }
.hero__caption { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px; max-width: 480px; margin-top: 96px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .68); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.hero__caption::before { width: 38px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold); content: ""; }
.scroll-cue { position: absolute; right: 48px; bottom: 35px; z-index: 3; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .74); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; writing-mode: vertical-rl;}
.scroll-cue i { display: block; width: 1px; height: 55px; background: var(--gold); }

.button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 18px; min-height: 50px; padding: 13px 20px; border: 1px solid transparent; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; transition: background .2s ease, color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease; }
.button:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button--light { color: var(--navy); background: #fff; }
.button--light:hover { background: var(--gold); }
.button--dark { color: #fff; background: var(--navy); }
.button--dark:hover { color: var(--navy); background: var(--gold); }
.button--ghost { color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5); }
.button--ghost:hover, .button--outline-light:hover { color: var(--navy); background: #fff; border-color: #fff; }
.button--outline-light { color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6); }

.article-body a {color: #1022ce;}
.section { padding: 40px 0; }
.section--intro { background: var(--cream); }
.section--stories { background: var(--paper); }
.section--cards { padding-top: 15px; background: var(--paper); }
.section--faq { background: var(--cream); }
.section--article-intro { padding-bottom: 40px; background: var(--cream); }
.section--light-note { background: var(--cream); }
.section--about-grid { background: var(--paper); }
.section-heading { margin-bottom: 56px; }
.section-heading--split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(260px, 390px); align-items: center; gap: 60px; }
.section-heading h2 { max-width: 720px; }
.section-heading__note { margin: 0 0 9px; color: var(--muted); }
.narrow-content { max-width: 790px; }
.lede { max-width: 690px; margin-bottom: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.18rem; }

.card-grid { display: grid; gap: 20px; }
.card-grid--three { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.card-grid--category { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.card-grid--category > :first-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; min-height: 520px; }
.post-card { position: relative; display: block; min-height: 465px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.post-card__media, .story-row__image { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--navy); }
.post-card__media { position: absolute; inset: -9% 0; }
.post-card__media img, .story-row__image img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: var(--object-position, center); }
.post-card__shade { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(7, 28, 44, .9) 0%, rgba(7, 28, 44, .2) 70%); }
.post-card__content { position: absolute; right: 27px; bottom: 26px; left: 27px; z-index: 1; color: #fff; }
.post-card h3 { max-width: 330px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.card-index { display: block; margin-bottom: 18px; color: var(--gold); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.text-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.text-link span { font-size: 15px; transition: transform .2s ease; }
.post-card:hover .text-link span, .text-link:hover span { transform: translate(3px, -3px); }

.story-list { border-top: none;margin-top: -30px;}
.story-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 34%) 1fr; align-items: center; gap: 34px; padding: 30px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.story-row__image { height: 275px; }
.story-row__content { max-width: 560px; padding: 8px 0; }
.story-row__content h3 { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.story-row__content h3 a:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.story-row__content p:not(.kicker) { max-width: 480px; margin-bottom: 21px; color: var(--muted); }
.text-link--dark { color: var(--navy); }

.faq-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr); gap: 70px; align-items: start; }
.faq-intro { max-width: 390px; }
.faq-intro p:not(.eyebrow) { color: var(--muted); }
.faq-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-item summary { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 22px; padding: 22px 0; color: var(--navy); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.3vw, 2rem); line-height: 1.15; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; }
.faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq-item summary::after { flex: 0 0 auto; color: var(--gold); content: "+"; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 26px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; }
.faq-item[open] summary::after { content: "−"; }
.faq-item__answer { max-width: 650px; padding: 0 48px 24px 0; color: var(--muted); }

.statement-band { position: relative; overflow: hidden; color: #fff; background: var(--navy); }
.statement-band::before, .statement-band::after { position: absolute; width: 340px; height: 340px; border: 1px solid rgba(200, 158, 104, .3); border-radius: 50%; content: ""; }
.statement-band::before { top: -220px; right: 8%; }
.statement-band::after { right: 2%; bottom: -290px; }
.statement-band__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; padding: 60px 0; }
.statement-band h2 { margin-bottom: 35px; color: #fff; font-size: 40px; }

.page-hero { min-height: 620px; display: flex; align-items: end; }
.page-hero__content { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 850px; padding: 120px 0 80px; }
.page-hero h1 { max-width: 760px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.page-hero__content > p:last-child { max-width: 520px; margin-bottom: 0; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78); font-size: 1.15rem; }
.page-hero--landscape .page-hero__overlay { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 29, 45, .86), rgba(8, 29, 45, .2)), linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(8, 29, 45, .66), transparent 62%); }
.simple-hero { position: relative; min-height: 560px; display: flex; align-items: end; overflow: hidden; color: #fff; background: transparent; }
.simple-hero__media { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; }
.simple-hero__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; }
.simple-hero__overlay { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 29, 45, .9), rgba(8, 29, 45, .38) 62%, rgba(8, 29, 45, .14)), linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(8, 29, 45, .62), transparent 58%); }
.simple-hero__inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 900px; padding: 130px 0 115px; }
.simple-hero h1 { margin-bottom: 26px; color: #fff; }
.simple-hero p:last-child { max-width: 600px; margin-bottom: 0; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .8); font-size: 1.2rem; }
.two-column-note { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, .8fr) minmax(280px, 1fr); gap: 100px; }
.two-column-note h2 { max-width: 450px; }
.two-column-note > p, .two-column-note > div:last-child { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.08rem; }
.two-column-note > div:last-child p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.about-points { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 45px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.about-points > div { padding-top: 24px; border-top: 2px solid var(--gold); }
.about-points h3 { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: 1.8rem; }
.about-points p { margin-bottom: 0; color: var(--muted); }

.article-header { background: var(--cream); }
.article-header__inner { max-width: 920px; padding: 25px 0; }
.article-header h1 { max-width: 880px; margin-bottom: 25px; color: var(--navy); font-size: 4rem; }
.article-dek { margin-bottom: 34px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.2rem; }
.breadcrumbs { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 12px; color: var(--navy); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; line-height: 1.5; text-transform: uppercase; }
.breadcrumbs a { color: var(--muted); }
.breadcrumbs a:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.breadcrumbs > span[aria-hidden="true"] { color: var(--gold); }
.breadcrumbs > span[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--navy); }
.page-hero .breadcrumbs { display: inline-flex; padding: 5px 12px; color: #fff; text-shadow: none; }
.page-hero .breadcrumbs a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none;}
.page-hero .breadcrumbs a:hover { color: #fff; text-decoration-color: #fff; }
.page-hero .breadcrumbs > span[aria-hidden="true"] { color: #f4c86a; }
.page-hero .breadcrumbs > span[aria-current="page"] { color: #fff; }
.article-cover { width: 1100px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 5 / 3; margin-inline: auto; margin-top: 10px; }
.article-cover::after { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(7, 28, 44, .25), transparent 45%); content: ""; }
.article-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 700px); justify-content: center; gap: 70px; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 50px; }
.article-aside { align-self: start; position: sticky; top: 120px; display: grid; gap: 12px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.article-aside .kicker { margin-top: 18px; }
.article-aside a { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }
.article-aside a:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.article-body { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 1.16rem; }
.article-body p { margin-bottom: 25px; }
.article-body .lead-paragraph { color: var(--navy); font-size: 1.45rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.article-body h2 { margin-top: 40px; font-size: 3rem; }
.article-body blockquote { margin: 50px 0; padding: 27px 0 27px 30px; color: var(--navy); border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); font-size: 1.75rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.3; }
.article-sources { margin-top: 65px; padding: 25px 28px; background: var(--cream); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .95rem; }
.article-sources p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; color: var(--muted); }

.site-footer { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .75); background: var(--navy-deep); }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 70px; padding: 75px 0 65px; }
.footer-logo { width: 205px; margin-bottom: 24px; filter: brightness(0) invert(1); opacity: .94; }
.footer-copy { max-width: 320px; margin-bottom: 0; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .56); font-size: .92rem; }
.footer-links { display: grid; align-content: start; gap: 11px; }
.footer-links .kicker { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.footer-links a { width: fit-content; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78); font-size: .92rem; }
.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; padding: 19px 0; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4); border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .13); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.error-page { min-height: 62vh; display: grid; align-items: center; }
.error-page__inner { max-width: 720px; padding: 120px 0; }
.error-page h1 { margin-bottom: 24px; color: var(--navy); }
.error-page p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 560px; margin-bottom: 32px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.15rem; }

[data-parallax] .hero__media img, [data-parallax] .page-hero__media img, [data-parallax] .article-cover img { transform: translate3d(0, var(--parallax-y, 0px), 0) scale(1.08); will-change: transform; }
[data-parallax-card] img { transform: translate3d(0, var(--parallax-y, 0px), 0) scale(1.1); will-change: transform; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .container { width: min(calc(100% - 36px), var(--max-width)); }
  .header-inner { min-height: 72px; }
  .brand { width: 164px; }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .primary-nav { position: fixed; top: 72px; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; display: grid; align-content: start; gap: 0; padding: 25px 18px; color: #fff; background: var(--navy-deep); box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(7, 28, 44, .28); opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; transform: translateY(-10px); transition: opacity .2s ease, transform .2s ease; }
  .primary-nav.is-open { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; transform: translateY(0); }
  .primary-nav a { padding: 17px 18px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .9); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16); font-size: 13px; }
  .primary-nav a:hover, .primary-nav a.is-active { color: var(--gold); }
  .primary-nav a::after { background: var(--gold); }
  .hero { max-height: 700px; }
  .hero__content { padding: 105px 0 75px; }
  .scroll-cue { right: 18px; bottom: 22px; }
  .section { padding: 40px 0; }
  .section-heading--split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .card-grid--three { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .card-grid--category > :first-child { min-height: 430px; }
  .post-card { min-height: 390px; }
  .story-row { grid-template-columns: minmax(170px, 36%) 1fr; gap: 19px; }
  .story-row__image { height: 200px; }
  .two-column-note { gap: 45px; }
  .faq-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .article-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 35px; padding-top: 0px; }
  .article-cover { width: 100vw; max-width: none; margin-inline: 0; }
  .article-aside { position: static; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 10px; }
  .article-aside .kicker { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .footer-grid { gap: 35px; }
  .statement-band__inner{text-align: center;}
  .statement-band h2{font-size: 30px;}
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .container { width: min(calc(100% - 30px), var(--max-width)); }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 17vw, 5rem); }
  h2 { font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 12vw, 4rem); }
  .hero__overlay { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 29, 45, .88), rgba(8, 29, 45, .38)), linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(8, 29, 45, .72), transparent 55%); }
  .hero__content { padding: 40px 0; }
  .hero__intro { font-size: 1rem; }
  .hero__caption { margin-top: 65px; }
  .scroll-cue { display: none; }
  .section { padding: 40px 0 20px; }
  .section-heading { margin-bottom: 35px; }
  .card-grid--category { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .card-grid--category > :first-child { grid-column: auto; min-height: 410px; }
  .post-card { min-height: 410px; }
  .story-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; padding: 5px 0 34px; }
  .story-row__image { height: 220px; }
  .story-row__content { padding: 0; }
  .story-row__content h3 { font-size: 2rem; }
  .page-hero { min-height: 570px; }
  .page-hero__content { padding: 95px 0 55px; }
  .simple-hero__inner { padding: 90px 0 80px; }
  .two-column-note { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .about-points { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 25px; }
  .about-points > div { padding-bottom: 24px; }
  .article-header__inner { padding: 75px 0 30px; }
  .article-cover { width: 100vw; max-width: none; height: 75vw; min-height: 260px; aspect-ratio: auto; margin-inline: 0; }
  .article-layout { padding-bottom: 50px; padding-top: 30px;}
  .article-aside { display: none; }
  .article-body { font-size: 1.08rem; }
  .article-body .lead-paragraph { font-size: 1.3rem; }
  .article-body h2 { margin-top: 45px; font-size: 2.5rem; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; padding: 60px 0 45px; }
  .footer-grid > div:first-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .footer-bottom { display: grid; gap: 6px; justify-content: center;text-align: center;}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { transition-duration: .01ms !important; animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; }
  [data-parallax] .hero__media img, [data-parallax] .page-hero__media img, [data-parallax] .article-cover img, [data-parallax-card] img { transform: scale(1.04); }
}