:root{
  --navy:#16243F; --navy-deep:#0E1830; --gold:#B8902F; --gold-light:#D8B45A;
  --slate:#5E6B7E; --slate-light:#9AA3B2; --cream:#F1EDE3; --paper:#FBFAF7;
  --line:rgba(184,144,47,.22);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  font-family:"Roboto",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  color:var(--navy);background:var(--paper);line-height:1.7;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
h1,h2,h3{line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-weight:700}
a{color:var(--gold);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.wrap{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
.wrap-wide{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}

/* NAV */
nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(14,24,48,.92);backdrop-filter:saturate(160%) blur(12px);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07)}
nav .wrap-wide{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:64px}
.logo{color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.logo span{color:var(--gold)}
.navlinks{display:flex;gap:28px;align-items:center}
.navlinks a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.8);font-size:14.5px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none}
.navlinks a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.navlinks .btn{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy-deep);padding:9px 18px;border-radius:7px;font-weight:700}
.navlinks .btn:hover{background:var(--gold-light)}
@media(max-width:680px){.navlinks a:not(.btn){display:none}}

/* INDEX HERO */
.ins-hero{background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--navy-deep),var(--navy));color:#fff;padding:84px 0 64px}
.ins-hero .eyebrow{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:16px}
.ins-hero h1{font-size:clamp(32px,5vw,48px);margin-bottom:16px}
.ins-hero p{font-size:18px;color:rgba(231,236,245,.82);max-width:620px}

/* INDEX LIST */
.posts{padding:64px 0 96px}
.post-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:26px}
@media(max-width:760px){.post-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.card{display:block;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:30px 28px;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s,border-color .2s;color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 16px 40px rgba(22,36,63,.10);border-color:rgba(184,144,47,.5);text-decoration:none}
.card .tagrow{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-bottom:14px;gap:12px}
.card .tag{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.card .date{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:var(--slate-light);white-space:nowrap}
.card h2{font-size:21px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:10px}
.card p{font-size:15px;color:var(--slate)}
.card .more{display:inline-block;margin-top:16px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;color:var(--gold)}

/* ARTICLE */
.article{padding:56px 0 90px}
.article .kicker{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:18px}
.article h1{font-size:clamp(28px,4.5vw,42px);margin-bottom:18px}
.article .standfirst{font-size:19px;color:var(--slate);margin-bottom:30px}
.article .meta{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--slate-light);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:14px 0;margin-bottom:36px}
.article h2{font-size:24px;color:var(--navy);margin:40px 0 14px}
.article h3{font-size:19px;color:var(--navy);margin:28px 0 10px}
.article p{font-size:17px;color:#2c3a52;margin-bottom:20px}
.article ul{margin:0 0 22px;padding-left:22px}
.article li{font-size:17px;color:#2c3a52;margin-bottom:10px}
.article strong{color:var(--navy);font-weight:600}
.article blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--gold);background:rgba(184,144,47,.07);padding:18px 24px;border-radius:0 12px 12px 0;margin:26px 0;font-size:18px;color:var(--navy);font-style:italic}
.backlink{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:30px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;color:var(--slate)}
.endcta{margin-top:50px;padding:32px;background:linear-gradient(150deg,var(--navy),var(--navy-deep));border-radius:16px;color:#fff;text-align:center}
.endcta h3{color:#fff;font-size:22px;margin-bottom:10px}
.endcta p{color:rgba(231,236,245,.82);font-size:15.5px;margin-bottom:20px}
.endcta a{display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy-deep);padding:13px 26px;border-radius:9px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px}
.endcta a:hover{background:var(--gold-light);text-decoration:none}
.morelinks{margin-top:46px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:26px}
.morelinks .h{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:14px}
.morelinks a{display:block;color:var(--navy);font-weight:500;font-size:16px;padding:7px 0}

footer{background:var(--navy-deep);color:rgba(231,236,245,.6);padding:40px 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07)}
footer .wrap-wide{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px}
footer .logo{font-size:18px}
footer .small{font-size:13.5px}