:root {
  --ink: #061019;
  --ink-2: #0a1722;
  --panel: #0d1d29;
  --panel-2: #112634;
  --line: rgba(210, 231, 239, 0.16);
  --paper: #eaf1f2;
  --muted: #9eb0b7;
  --cyan: #7de6f2;
  --cyan-deep: #27b7c8;
  --amber: #f2b45d;
  --red: #ef7d6d;
  --max: 1240px;
  --radius: 1.25rem;
  --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  color-scheme: dark;
  font-synthesis: none;
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 7rem;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  min-width: 320px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 0%, rgba(39, 183, 200, 0.1), transparent 28rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #07121b, var(--ink) 30rem);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

body::before {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.018) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.018) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 48px 48px;
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, black, transparent 75%);
}

body.age-locked {
  overflow: hidden;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.5);
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}

a:hover {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

button,
input,
textarea,
select {
  font: inherit;
}

button,
a {
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--amber);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

::selection {
  background: var(--cyan);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0.75rem;
  left: 0.75rem;
  z-index: 1000;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.9rem;
  border-radius: 0.4rem;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  transform: translateY(-160%);
  transition: transform 160ms ease;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 2.5rem), var(--max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.section {
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7.5rem);
}

.section--tight {
  padding-block: 3rem;
}

.section--line {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.eyebrow::before {
  width: 1.7rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: currentColor;
  content: "";
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p {
  margin-top: 0;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.03;
}

h1,
h2 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-weight: 500;
}

h1 {
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
  font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 8vw, 7.4rem);
}

h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
}

h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
}

.lede {
  max-width: 49rem;
  color: #c9d5d8;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.kicker {
  color: var(--amber);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.muted {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  min-height: 3rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--cyan);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--cyan);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform 160ms ease, background 160ms ease, color 160ms ease;
}

.button:hover {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--cyan);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.button--ghost {
  border-color: var(--line);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.button--ghost:hover {
  border-color: var(--cyan);
}

.button--text {
  min-height: auto;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.button--text:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  transform: none;
}

.topline {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #071018;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.topline__inner {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 2.2rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.topline a {
  color: var(--paper);
  font-weight: 750;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.age-mark {
  display: inline-grid;
  width: 2rem;
  height: 2rem;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242, 180, 93, 0.65);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--amber);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(6, 16, 25, 0.86);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

.site-header__inner {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 5rem;
  align-items: center;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.brand:hover {
  color: var(--paper);
}

.brand__mark {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  width: 2.25rem;
  height: 2.25rem;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--cyan);
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-style: italic;
  transform: rotate(-6deg);
}

.brand__word {
  display: grid;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.brand__word small {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
}

.site-nav {
  justify-self: center;
}

.site-nav__list {
  display: flex;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  list-style: none;
}

.site-nav a {
  position: relative;
  color: #c4d0d4;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-nav a::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -0.65rem;
  left: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--cyan);
  content: "";
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scaleX(0.3);
  transition: opacity 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
}

.site-nav a:hover,
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--paper);
}

.site-nav a:hover::after,
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  width: 3rem;
  height: 3rem;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--paper);
  cursor: pointer;
}

.menu-toggle span,
.menu-toggle::before,
.menu-toggle::after {
  display: block;
  width: 1.1rem;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 0.3rem auto;
  background: currentColor;
  content: "";
}

.header-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
}

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: min(780px, calc(100svh - 7.2rem));
  display: grid;
  align-items: end;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.hero::before {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  background-image: url("../images/hero-global.webp");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  content: "";
}

.hero::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 11, 18, 0.97) 0%, rgba(4, 13, 21, 0.82) 40%, rgba(4, 13, 21, 0.13) 78%), linear-gradient(0deg, var(--ink), transparent 45%);
  content: "";
}

.hero__content {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(20rem, 0.8fr);
  align-items: end;
  gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  padding-block: clamp(5rem, 13vh, 9rem) 4rem;
}

.hero__intro {
  min-width: 0;
}

.hero h1 {
  max-width: 10.5ch;
}

.hero h1 em {
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-weight: inherit;
}

.hero__meta {
  display: flex;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero__meta::before {
  width: 3rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--amber);
  content: "";
}

.hero-feature {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--cyan);
  background: rgba(6, 16, 25, 0.88);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
}

.hero-feature__label {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-feature__label span:last-child {
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.hero-feature__meta {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-feature__meta .category {
  color: var(--amber);
}

.hero-feature h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.65rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
}

.hero-feature h2 a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.hero-feature h2 a:hover {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.hero-feature > p {
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
  color: #c9d5d8;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.hero-feature__link {
  display: flex;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-feature__link span {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  transition: transform 160ms ease;
}

.hero-feature__link:hover span {
  transform: translate(0.2rem, -0.2rem);
}

.hero-strip {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(6, 16, 25, 0.76);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}

.hero-strip__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}

.hero-strip__item {
  min-height: 6.5rem;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.4rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.hero-strip__item:first-child {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.hero-strip__item strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.hero-strip__item span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.section-head {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 2.3rem;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.section-head h2 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.section-head p {
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
  gap: 1.4rem;
}

.story-card {
  position: relative;
  grid-column: span 4;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(17, 38, 52, 0.96), rgba(9, 24, 34, 0.96));
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 transparent;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease;
}

.story-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.45);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  transform: translateY(-5px);
}

.story-card--lead {
  grid-column: span 8;
}

.story-card--wide {
  grid-column: span 6;
}

.story-card__image {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--panel);
  color: var(--paper);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.story-card--lead .story-card__image {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 8.5;
}

.story-card__image::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 10, 16, 0.97) 0%, rgba(3, 10, 16, 0.72) 38%, transparent 76%);
  content: "";
}

.story-card__image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 500ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0, 1);
}

.story-card:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.035);
}

.story-card__overlay {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  display: block;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
}

.story-card__overlay .story-card__meta {
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
  color: #c4d2d6;
}

.story-card__overlay .story-card__meta .category {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.story-card .story-card__title {
  display: block;
  max-width: 24ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.35vw, 2.15rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.06;
}

.story-card:not(.story-card--lead) .story-card__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.65rem);
}

.story-card__image:hover .story-card__title {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.story-card__body {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 10.5rem;
  padding: 1.4rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.story-card__meta,
.article-meta {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.story-card__meta .category,
.article-meta .category {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.story-card__meta > * + *::before,
.article-meta span + span::before {
  margin-right: 0.55rem;
  color: #57717c;
  content: "•";
}

.story-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.6vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.story-card h3 a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.story-card p {
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  color: #aebfc5;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
}

.story-card__body .button {
  margin-top: auto;
}

.signal-band {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--cyan);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.signal-band__track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  padding-block: 0.8rem;
  animation: marquee 30s linear infinite;
}

.signal-band__track span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.7rem;
  padding-right: 1.7rem;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.signal-band__track span::after {
  color: rgba(6, 16, 25, 0.4);
  content: "◆";
}

@keyframes marquee {
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

.brief-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 6rem);
}

.brief-list {
  display: grid;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.brief-item {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.45rem 1.2rem 1.45rem 1.4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: background 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
}

.brief-item::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.45rem;
  bottom: 1.45rem;
  left: 0;
  width: 2px;
  background: var(--cyan);
  content: "";
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 160ms ease;
}

.brief-item:hover {
  background: rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.035);
}

.brief-item:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.brief-item__meta {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.brief-item__meta span:first-child {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.brief-item__meta > * + *::before {
  margin-right: 0.5rem;
  color: #57717c;
  content: "•";
}

.brief-item h3 {
  max-width: 35rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.55rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.brief-item h3 a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.brief-item p {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.topic-cards {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}

.topic-card {
  min-height: 16rem;
  display: flex;
  padding: 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(16, 38, 51, 0.85), rgba(7, 18, 27, 0.75));
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.topic-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--cyan-deep);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.topic-card__number {
  color: #52707c;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}

.topic-card h3 {
  margin: auto 0 0.5rem;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.topic-card p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding-block: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 9rem) 4rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.page-hero::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 25%;
  right: -8rem;
  width: 32rem;
  height: 32rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.16);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5rem rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.02), 0 0 0 10rem rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.018);
  content: "";
}

.page-hero h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 7vw, 6.5rem);
}

.breadcrumbs {
  display: flex;
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
  padding: 0;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  list-style: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.breadcrumbs li + li::before {
  margin-right: 0.5rem;
  color: #536b75;
  content: "/";
}

.filter-bar {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.65rem;
}

.filter-button {
  padding: 0.65rem 0.9rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.filter-button:hover,
.filter-button[aria-pressed="true"] {
  border-color: var(--cyan);
  background: rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.08);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.story-card[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

.article-header {
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem) 2.5rem;
}

.article-header h1 {
  max-width: 14ch;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6.2rem);
}

.article-header .lede {
  max-width: 57rem;
}

.article-visual {
  position: relative;
  width: min(calc(100% - 2.5rem), 1440px);
  margin-inline: auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--panel);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.article-visual img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.article-visual figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  right: 1rem;
  bottom: 1rem;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.4rem;
  background: rgba(6, 16, 25, 0.8);
  color: #c4d1d5;
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.reading-progress {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  width: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cyan), var(--amber));
}

.article-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 17rem;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6rem);
}

.article-body {
  max-width: 48rem;
  color: #cbd6d9;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.8vw, 1.22rem);
  line-height: 1.82;
}

.article-body h2,
.article-body h3 {
  margin-top: 2.7em;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.article-body h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem);
}

.article-body h3 {
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.45rem;
}

.article-body a {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.article-body ul,
.article-body ol {
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
}

.article-body li {
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
  padding-left: 0.3rem;
}

.article-body blockquote {
  margin: 2.3rem 0;
  padding: 0.4rem 0 0.4rem 1.5rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--amber);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: 1.3em;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.fact-box {
  margin-block: 2.3rem;
  padding: 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.28);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.06);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.fact-box strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.data-grid {
  display: grid;
  margin-block: 2.3rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0.75rem;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.data-point {
  padding: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--cyan);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025);
}

.data-point strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.data-point span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.67rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.article-aside {
  align-self: start;
}

.article-aside__sticky {
  position: sticky;
  top: 7rem;
}

.article-aside h2 {
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.article-aside nav {
  padding-block: 1rem;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.article-aside nav a {
  display: block;
  padding-block: 0.45rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.article-aside nav a:hover {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.source-list {
  margin: 2.5rem 0 0;
  padding: 1.4rem 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.source-list h2 {
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.source-list li {
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}

.source-list a {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.article-disclosure {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--amber);
  background: rgba(242, 180, 93, 0.05);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.related-coverage {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.related-coverage > h2 {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.related-preview {
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025);
  transition: border-color 160ms ease, background 160ms ease;
}

.related-preview:hover {
  border-color: rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.4);
  background: rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.045);
}

.related-preview .article-meta {
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}

.related-preview h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.related-preview h3 a {
  color: var(--paper);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.related-preview p {
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.content-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.72fr 1.28fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 7rem);
}

.prose {
  max-width: 50rem;
  color: #c0cdd1;
}

.prose h2,
.prose h3 {
  margin-top: 2.5em;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.prose h2 {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
}

.prose h3 {
  font-size: 1.35rem;
}

.prose li {
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}

.policy-nav {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  list-style: none;
}

.policy-nav a {
  display: flex;
  padding-block: 0.9rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.policy-nav a:hover,
.policy-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.contact-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}

.contact-card {
  min-height: 13rem;
  padding: 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--panel);
}

.contact-card a {
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.notice {
  padding: 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242, 180, 93, 0.34);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: rgba(242, 180, 93, 0.06);
}

.site-footer {
  margin-top: 4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #050d14;
}

.footer-main {
  display: grid;
  padding-block: 4.5rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr 0.8fr;
  gap: 3rem;
}

.footer-brand p {
  max-width: 30rem;
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.footer-nav h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-nav ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.footer-nav li {
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}

.footer-nav a {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  padding-block: 1.3rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  color: #71868e;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.age-gate {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 500;
  display: grid;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  place-items: center;
  background: rgba(2, 8, 13, 0.9);
  backdrop-filter: blur(22px);
}

.age-gate[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

.age-gate__panel {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 35rem;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: clamp(1.7rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  border: 1px solid rgba(125, 230, 242, 0.35);
  border-radius: 1.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #102431, #07131d);
  box-shadow: 0 35px 100px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
  text-align: center;
}

.age-gate .age-mark {
  width: 4rem;
  height: 4rem;
  margin: 0 auto 1.4rem;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.age-gate h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 6vw, 3.4rem);
}

.age-gate p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.age-gate__actions {
  display: flex;
  margin-top: 1.7rem;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.back-to-top {
  position: fixed;
  right: 1.2rem;
  bottom: 1.2rem;
  z-index: 30;
  width: 3rem;
  height: 3rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(6, 16, 25, 0.86);
  color: var(--paper);
  cursor: pointer;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateY(0.6rem);
  transition: opacity 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.back-to-top.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .site-header__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  }

  .menu-toggle {
    display: block;
  }

  .header-actions .age-mark {
    display: none;
  }

  .site-nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    right: 0;
    left: 0;
    display: none;
    padding: 1.2rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: rgba(6, 16, 25, 0.98);
  }

  .site-nav.is-open {
    display: block;
  }

  .site-nav__list {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .site-nav a {
    display: block;
    padding: 0.9rem;
  }

  .site-nav a::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero__content {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(18rem, 0.8fr);
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 8.2vw, 5.4rem);
  }

  .story-card,
  .story-card--lead,
  .story-card--wide {
    grid-column: span 6;
  }

  .article-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .article-aside {
    display: none;
  }

  .article-body {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .content-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .container,
  .article-visual {
    width: min(calc(100% - 1.5rem), var(--max));
  }

  .topline__inner span:first-child {
    display: none;
  }

  .topline__inner {
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .site-header__inner {
    min-height: 4.4rem;
    gap: 0.7rem;
  }

  .brand__word small {
    display: none;
  }

  .header-actions .button {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 760px;
  }

  .hero::before {
    background-image: url("../images/hero-global-sm.webp");
    background-position: 58% center;
  }

  .hero::after {
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, var(--ink) 0%, rgba(3, 11, 18, 0.83) 60%, rgba(3, 11, 18, 0.3));
  }

  .hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 16vw, 5.2rem);
  }

  .hero__content {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    align-items: end;
    gap: 2rem;
    padding-block: 5rem 2rem;
  }

  .hero__intro .lede {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .hero__meta {
    margin-top: 1.25rem;
  }

  .hero-feature {
    padding: 1.2rem;
  }

  .hero-feature__label {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .hero-feature h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 7vw, 2.15rem);
  }

  .hero-strip__grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .hero-strip__item:nth-child(odd) {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .hero-strip__item:nth-child(-n + 2) {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .section-head {
    align-items: start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .story-card,
  .story-card--lead,
  .story-card--wide {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }

  .story-card--lead .story-card__image {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }

  .brief-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .brief-item {
    padding-inline: 1rem 0.5rem;
  }

  .topic-cards,
  .contact-panel,
  .data-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .topic-card {
    min-height: 13rem;
  }

  .article-header h1,
  .page-hero h1 {
    hyphens: auto;
  }

  .article-visual {
    border-radius: 0.8rem;
  }

  .article-visual img {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  }

  .article-visual figcaption {
    display: none;
  }

  .footer-main {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .footer-bottom {
    align-items: start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .age-gate__actions {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .age-gate__actions .button {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

@media print {
  .topline,
  .site-header,
  .site-footer,
  .article-aside,
  .reading-progress,
  .back-to-top,
  .age-gate {
    display: none !important;
  }

  body {
    background: white;
    color: black;
  }

  .article-body,
  .article-header .lede,
  .muted {
    color: #222;
  }

  .article-visual {
    width: 100%;
    box-shadow: none;
  }
}