:root{
  --bg:#080b10;
  --panel:#121922;
  --panel-soft:#161f2b;
  --gold:#c9a55c;
  --gold-soft:#e0c995;
  --text:#ece5d8;
  --muted:#a4adba;
  --line:rgba(201,165,92,.18);
  --line-strong:rgba(201,165,92,.34);
  --shadow:0 18px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
  --max:1180px;
}

*{box-sizing:border-box}

html{
  scroll-behavior:smooth;
}

body{
  margin:0;
  font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(201,165,92,.08), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(180deg,#06080d 0%,#0a0d13 45%,#0e131a 100%);
  color:var(--text);
  line-height:1.68;
}

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

a{
  color:var(--gold-soft);
  text-decoration:none;
}

a:hover{
  color:#f3ddb0;
}

a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible{
  outline:2px solid var(--gold-soft);
  outline-offset:3px;
}

code{
  font-family:"SFMono-Regular",Consolas,"Liberation Mono",Menlo,monospace;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.04);
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  border-radius:6px;
  padding:1px 5px;
}

.container{
  width:min(calc(100% - 32px),var(--max));
  margin:0 auto;
}

header{
  position:sticky;
  top:0;
  z-index:20;
  background:rgba(6,8,13,.84);
  backdrop-filter:blur(12px);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}

.nav{
  min-height:72px;
  display:flex;
  align-items:flex-start;
  justify-content:space-between;
  gap:20px;
  padding:10px 0;
}

.brand{
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  gap:2px;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.12em;
}

.brand strong{
  font-size:1rem;
  color:var(--gold-soft);
}

.brand span{
  font-size:.72rem;
  color:var(--muted);
}

.nav-links{
  display:flex;
  flex-wrap:wrap;
  justify-content:flex-end;
  gap:16px 22px;
  max-width:560px;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.1em;
  font-size:.84rem;
}

.eyebrow,
.kicker,
.section-tag{
  display:block;
  margin-bottom:18px;
  color:var(--gold-soft);
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.18em;
  font-size:.76rem;
}

h1,h2,h3,h4{
  margin:0 0 16px;
  line-height:1.08;
  font-weight:600;
}

h1{
  font-size:clamp(2.4rem,6vw,4.8rem);
}

h2{
  font-size:clamp(1.5rem,3vw,2rem);
  margin-top:28px;
}

h3{
  font-size:1.24rem;
}

p,ul,ol,figure{
  margin:0 0 18px;
}

ul,ol{
  padding-left:22px;
}

.lead{
  font-size:1.1rem;
  color:#ddd6c7;
  max-width:62ch;
}

.backlink{
  display:inline-block;
  margin-top:8px;
  font-size:.94rem;
}

.hero{
  position:relative;
  overflow:hidden;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  padding:72px 0;
}

.hero-grid{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;
  gap:64px;
  align-items:center;
  min-height:calc(100vh - 130px);
}

.hero h1{
  font-size:clamp(3rem,7vw,5.8rem);
  max-width:8ch;
  line-height:.95;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.01em;
}

.hero p.lead{
  max-width:38ch;
}

.hero-meta,
.brief-meta{
  display:grid;
  gap:18px;
  margin-top:34px;
}

.hero-meta{
  grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));
}

.brief-meta{
  grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));
  margin:0 0 28px;
  gap:12px;
}

.meta,
.brief-meta div,
.note-callout,
.archive-intro{
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(18,25,34,.96),rgba(11,16,24,.96));
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:22px;
  box-shadow:var(--shadow);
}

.meta{
  padding:22px;
}

.brief-meta div{
  border-radius:16px;
  padding:14px 16px;
}

.meta strong,
.brief-meta span{
  display:block;
  margin-bottom:8px;
  color:var(--gold-soft);
  font-size:.78rem;
  letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
}

.meta span,
.brief-meta strong{
  color:var(--text);
  font-size:1rem;
  line-height:1.5;
}

.cta-row{
  display:flex;
  flex-wrap:wrap;
  gap:14px;
  margin-top:26px;
}

.btn{
  display:inline-flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:center;
  min-height:48px;
  padding:0 20px;
  border-radius:999px;
  border:1px solid rgba(201,165,92,.26);
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(201,165,92,.16),rgba(201,165,92,.08));
  color:var(--text);
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.08em;
  font-size:.9rem;
  transition:transform .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, background .2s ease;
}

.btn:hover{
  transform:translateY(-1px);
  border-color:rgba(201,165,92,.45);
}

.btn.secondary{
  background:transparent;
  color:var(--gold-soft);
}

.visual{
  position:relative;
  min-height:560px;
  padding-left:120px;
}

.panel,
.dossier{
  position:absolute;
  border-radius:24px;
  overflow:hidden;
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow:var(--shadow);
}

.panel{
  right:-12px;
  top:44px;
  width:min(100%,500px);
  transform:rotate(-2deg) scale(.96);
  background:#e9e9e9;
}

.panel-head{
  display:flex;
  justify-content:space-between;
  gap:12px;
  padding:12px 18px;
  background:rgba(12,18,27,.95);
  color:var(--gold-soft);
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.14em;
  font-size:.74rem;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}

.panel-copy{
  padding:14px 18px 18px;
  background:var(--panel);
  color:var(--muted);
  font-size:.95rem;
}

.dossier{
  left:34px;
  bottom:10px;
  width:min(340px,82%);
  padding:24px;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(12,17,24,.98),rgba(16,22,31,.98));
  transform:rotate(3deg) scale(.96);
}

.dossier-grid{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:112px 1fr;
  gap:18px;
  align-items:start;
}

.silhouette{
  width:112px;
  height:140px;
  border-radius:18px;
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  overflow:hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 25%, rgba(255,255,255,.10), transparent 20%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 28%, #111 0 18%, transparent 19%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 30%, #050608 0 28%, transparent 29%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0 46%, #050608 47% 100%);
}

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

.cards{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));
  gap:28px;
  padding:84px 0;
}

.card,
.dispatch,
.article,
.quote-box,
.signature{
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(18,25,34,.96),rgba(11,16,24,.96));
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:24px;
  box-shadow:var(--shadow);
}

.card{
  padding:28px;
}

.featured-dispatch{
  border-color:var(--line-strong);
}

.split{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;
  gap:26px;
  align-items:start;
  padding:0 0 84px;
}

.map-frame,
.map-container{
  border-radius:24px;
  overflow:hidden;
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow:var(--shadow);
  background:#ececec;
}

.quote-box{
  padding:26px;
}

.quote{
  border-left:2px solid rgba(201,165,92,.45);
  padding-left:16px;
  color:#ddd4c2;
  margin:18px 0;
  font-style:italic;
}

.page-hero{
  padding:68px 0 26px;
}

.page-hero.narrow h1{
  max-width:none;
}

.article-wrap{
  padding:0 0 80px;
}

.article{
  padding:34px;
}

.signature{
  margin-top:28px;
  padding:24px;
  border-radius:22px;
}

.signature h3{
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.08em;
  color:var(--gold-soft);
}

.archive-intro{
  margin-bottom:28px;
  padding:22px 24px;
}

.archive-grid{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));
  gap:18px;
}

.dispatch{
  padding:22px;
}

.dispatch .num{
  display:block;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  color:var(--gold-soft);
  font-size:.78rem;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.16em;
}

.dispatch h3,
.dispatch h4{
  margin-bottom:12px;
}

.dispatch.is-upcoming{
  opacity:.86;
  border-style:dashed;
}

.status-badge,
.archive-badge,
.intel-label{
  display:inline-block;
  margin-bottom:12px;
  padding:6px 10px;
  border-radius:999px;
  background:rgba(201,165,92,.12);
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  color:var(--gold-soft);
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.12em;
  font-size:.72rem;
}

.figure-caption,
.map-caption{
  margin-top:14px;
  font-size:.92rem;
  color:#b8c0cc;
}

.map-container{
  position:relative;
  max-width:1000px;
  margin:30px auto;
}

.dot{
  position:absolute;
  width:28px;
  height:28px;
  border-radius:50%;
  background:#c40000;
  color:#fff;
  font-weight:700;
  font-size:14px;
  text-align:center;
  line-height:28px;
  border:2px solid #fff;
  box-shadow:0 0 6px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}

.dot1{ top:46.5%; left:58.2%; }  /* Kharg Island */
.dot2{ top:48.8%; left:60.0%; }  /* Strait of Hormuz */
.dot3{ top:42.0%; left:55.0%; }  /* Suez Canal */
.dot4{ top:52.5%; left:56.0%; }  /* Bab el-Mandeb */
.dot5{ top:58.8%; left:71.0%; }  /* Strait of Malacca */

.map-legend{
  margin-top:20px;
  padding:18px;
  border:1px solid rgba(201,165,92,.2);
  border-radius:12px;
  background:rgba(18,25,34,.95);
}

.map-legend p{
  margin:6px 0;
}

.note-callout{
  padding:22px;
}

.footer{
  padding:34px 0 44px;
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  color:var(--muted);
  font-size:.93rem;
}

.footer-row{
  display:flex;
  justify-content:space-between;
  gap:18px;
  flex-wrap:wrap;
}

@media (max-width:960px){
  .hero{
    padding:56px 0 48px;
  }

  .hero-grid,
  .hero-meta,
  .cards,
  .split,
  .archive-grid{
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
  }

  .visual{
    min-height:760px;
  }

  .panel,
  .dossier{
    position:relative;
    left:auto;
    right:auto;
    top:auto;
    bottom:auto;
    transform:none;
    width:100%;
  }

  .dossier{
    margin-top:18px;
  }

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

@media (max-width:640px){
  .nav{
    padding:14px 0;
    align-items:flex-start;
  }

  .nav-links{
    gap:12px;
    font-size:.78rem;
  }

  .hero h1{
    font-size:clamp(3rem,16vw,5rem);
  }

  .article,
  .dispatch,
  .archive-intro,
  .card,
  .quote-box,
  .signature{
    padding:22px;
  }

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

  .silhouette{
    max-width:112px;
  }
}