:root{
  --ink:#14181f; --ink-soft:#3d4654; --muted:#6b7480; --line:#e5e8ec;
  --bg:#ffffff; --surface:#f7f8fa; --surface2:#eef1f5;
  --brand:#b01722; --brand-dark:#8a121b; --accent:#1a3a6b;
  --world:#b01722; --politics:#1a3a6b; --conflict:#7a1f2b; --analysis:#5a3a1a; --brief:#2b6b4f;
  --maxw:1180px; --radius:10px;
  --shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(20,24,31,.08),0 6px 20px rgba(20,24,31,.06);
  --serif:"Playfair Display",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:"Source Sans 3",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,sans-serif;
}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}

/* ===== TOP BAR ===== */
.topbar{background:var(--ink);color:#c9d0d9;font-size:13px}
.topbar-in{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:7px 20px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px}
.topbar .date{letter-spacing:.02em}
.topbar .tlinks a{margin-left:16px;color:#c9d0d9;transition:color .2s}
.topbar .tlinks a:hover{color:#fff}

/* ===== MASTHEAD ===== */
.masthead{border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink);background:var(--bg)}
.masthead-in{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:22px 20px 16px;text-align:center;position:relative}
.brand{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(34px,6vw,58px);letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--ink);line-height:1;display:inline-block}
.brand .of{color:var(--brand)}
.tagline{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px;font-weight:600}

/* ===== NAV ===== */
.mainnav{background:var(--bg);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.02)}
.mainnav-in{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:2px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.mainnav a{padding:13px 16px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--ink-soft);border-bottom:3px solid transparent;transition:.2s}
.mainnav a:hover{color:var(--brand);border-bottom-color:var(--brand)}
.mainnav a.active{color:var(--brand);border-bottom-color:var(--brand)}
.burger{display:none;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;color:var(--ink);padding:10px}
.burger svg{width:26px;height:26px}

/* ===== CATEGORY LABEL ===== */
.cat{display:inline-block;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:#fff;padding:3px 9px;border-radius:3px;background:var(--brand)}
.cat.world{background:var(--world)} .cat.politics{background:var(--politics)}
.cat.conflict{background:var(--conflict)} .cat.analysis{background:var(--analysis)}
.cat.brief{background:var(--brief)}
.cat-text{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--brand)}

/* ===== HERO / LEAD ===== */
.lead-section{padding:32px 0}
.lead-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr;gap:32px}
.lead-main{position:relative}
.lead-main .lead-img{aspect-ratio:16/9;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;background:var(--surface2);margin-bottom:16px}
.lead-main .lead-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.lead-main h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(28px,4.2vw,44px);line-height:1.12;font-weight:800;margin:12px 0;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.lead-main h1 a:hover{color:var(--brand)}
.lead-main .excerpt{font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:8px}
.byline{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px}
.byline b{color:var(--ink-soft)}

.lead-side{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:18px}
.side-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:18px}
.side-item:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.side-item h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;line-height:1.22;font-weight:700;margin-top:7px}
.side-item h3 a:hover{color:var(--brand)}
.side-item .byline{margin-top:7px}

/* ===== SECTION ===== */
.section{padding:14px 0 36px}
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin:24px 0 22px;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);padding-top:14px}
.sec-head h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:24px;font-weight:800}
.sec-head .more{margin-left:auto;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--brand)}

/* ===== ARTICLE GRID ===== */
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
.card{background:var(--bg);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;transition:transform .2s}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px)}
.card .thumb{aspect-ratio:16/10;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--surface2);margin-bottom:12px}
.card .thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .4s}
.card:hover .thumb img{transform:scale(1.05)}
.card h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:20px;line-height:1.22;font-weight:700;margin:9px 0 6px}
.card h3 a:hover{color:var(--brand)}
.card p{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.card .byline{margin-top:9px}

/* list layout for category pages */
.list{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0}
.list-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 240px;gap:24px;padding:24px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.list-item:first-child{padding-top:0}
.list-item h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:23px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:700;margin:8px 0}
.list-item h3 a:hover{color:var(--brand)}
.list-item p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px}
.list-item .thumb{aspect-ratio:16/10;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--surface2)}
.list-item .thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}

/* ===== AD BAND ===== */
.ad-band{margin:26px 0;padding:16px;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);text-align:center}
.ad-label{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:8px}
.ad-box{min-height:90px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px}

/* ===== ARTICLE PAGE ===== */
.article-head{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:34px 20px 8px;text-align:center}
.article-head h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(30px,5vw,50px);line-height:1.1;font-weight:900;margin:14px 0;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.article-head .standfirst{font-size:20px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:14px 0}
.article-meta{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:16px;padding-top:16px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;gap:16px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.article-meta b{color:var(--ink-soft)}
.article-hero{max-width:1000px;margin:22px auto;padding:0 20px}
.article-hero img{width:100%;border-radius:var(--radius);aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;background:var(--surface2)}
.article-hero .caption{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px;text-align:center;font-style:italic}
.prose{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:8px 20px 40px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--ink)}
.prose p{margin:0 0 22px}
.prose h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:27px;font-weight:800;margin:36px 0 14px;line-height:1.2}
.prose h3{font-size:21px;font-weight:800;margin:28px 0 10px}
.prose blockquote{border-left:4px solid var(--brand);padding:6px 0 6px 22px;margin:26px 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:22px;font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.prose ul,.prose ol{margin:0 0 22px 24px}
.prose li{margin-bottom:9px}
.prose a{color:var(--brand);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
.prose strong{font-weight:700}

/* related */
.related{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px 20px 40px}

/* ===== PAGE HERO (category/about) ===== */
.page-hero{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:48px 0;text-align:center}
.page-hero h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(30px,5vw,46px);font-weight:900}
.page-hero p{color:#c9d0d9;font-size:17px;margin-top:10px;max-width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}

/* ===== STATIC CONTENT ===== */
.static{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:40px 20px}
.static h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:36px;font-weight:900;margin-bottom:8px}
.static h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:24px;font-weight:800;margin:28px 0 12px}
.static p{margin-bottom:16px;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.static a{color:var(--brand);text-decoration:underline}
.static ul{margin:0 0 16px 24px;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.static li{margin-bottom:8px}

/* ===== NEWSLETTER CTA ===== */
.cta-band{background:var(--brand);color:#fff;padding:44px 0;text-align:center;margin-top:20px}
.cta-band h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:30px;font-weight:800}
.cta-band p{margin:10px auto 0;max-width:560px;opacity:.92}

/* ===== FOOTER ===== */
.footer{background:var(--ink);color:#aab2bd;padding:48px 0 26px;margin-top:0}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:32px;margin-bottom:32px}
.foot-brand{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:28px;font-weight:900;color:#fff;margin-bottom:12px}
.foot-brand .of{color:var(--brand)}
.foot-desc{font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;max-width:300px}
.footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:13px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;margin-bottom:14px}
.footer a{display:block;color:#aab2bd;font-size:14px;padding:5px 0;transition:color .2s}
.footer a:hover{color:#fff}
.foot-bottom{border-top:1px solid #2a313b;padding-top:22px;font-size:13px;color:#7c848f;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}

/* ===== RESPONSIVE ===== */
@media(max-width:900px){
  .lead-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .list-item{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}
  .list-item .thumb{order:-1;max-width:100%}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
  .mainnav-in{justify-content:space-between}
  .mainnav .burger{display:block}
  .mainnav .navlinks{display:none;width:100%;flex-direction:column}
  .mainnav .navlinks.open{display:flex}
  .mainnav .navlinks a{width:100%;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .prose{font-size:17px}
}
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(14px);transition:opacity .5s,transform .5s}
.reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}