:root {
  --navy: #071a2f;
  --navy-2: #0d2747;
  --navy-3: #163b63;
  --red: #a61f2b;
  --red-dark: #7f1620;
  --gold: #d6b15f;
  --gold-light: #f0d48c;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --off-white: #f6f2ea;
  --light-gray: #e7e9ed;
  --mid-gray: #a7adb7;
  --dark-gray: #303846;
  --text: #202631;
  --shadow: 0 14px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16);
  --shadow-soft: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.11);
  --radius: 18px;
  --radius-small: 10px;
  --container: 1180px;
  --transition: 0.25s ease;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  color: var(--text);
  background: var(--off-white);
  line-height: 1.7;
  font-size: 17px;
}

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

a {
  color: var(--navy-3);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: var(--transition);
}

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

.container {
  width: min(92%, var(--container));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.section-dark .card {
  color: var(--text);
}

.section-dark .card p {
  color: var(--text);
}

.section-dark .card h3 {
  color: var(--navy);
}

.site-header {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--navy), var(--navy-2));
  color: var(--white);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 1000;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

.header-inner {
  min-height: 74px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
}

.site-title {
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-title:hover {
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

.main-nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 8px;
}

.main-nav a {
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 10px 12px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.main-nav a:hover,
.main-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

.hero {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(4, 18, 34, 0.69), rgba(4, 18, 34, 0.82)),
    url("images/hero-united-we-stand.jpg") center/cover no-repeat;
  min-height: 560px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--white);
  position: relative;
}

.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 6px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    var(--red),
    var(--white),
    var(--gold),
    var(--white),
    var(--red)
  );
}

.hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 780px;
  padding: 80px 0;
}

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.hero h1 {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.7rem);
  line-height: 0.97;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

.hero h1 span {
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

.hero-subtitle {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.hero-tagline {
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.button-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
}

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 13px 22px;
  border-radius: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-align: center;
  transition: var(--transition);
  border: 2px solid transparent;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: var(--red);
  color: var(--white);
}

.btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--red-dark);
  color: var(--white);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.btn-secondary {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold-light);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

.btn-secondary:hover {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--navy);
}

section {
  padding: 78px 0;
}

.section-light {
  background: var(--white);
}

.section-dark {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy), var(--navy-2));
  color: var(--white);
}

.section-soft {
  background: #ece7dd;
}

.section-heading {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin-bottom: 42px;
}

.section-heading.center {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.section-heading h2 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.section-dark .section-heading h2 {
  color: var(--white);
}

.section-heading p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.content-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(320px, 0.78fr);
  gap: 54px;
  align-items: center;
}

.content-grid.reverse {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, 0.78fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
}

.content-grid.reverse .content-text {
  order: 2;
}

.content-grid.reverse .content-image {
  order: 1;
}

.content-image img {
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.content-text h2,
.content-text h3 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.content-text h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.1rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.content-text h3 {
  font-size: 1.45rem;
}

.content-text p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.book-showcase {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 350px 1fr;
  gap: 54px;
  align-items: start;
}

.book-cover {
  position: sticky;
  top: 100px;
}

.book-cover img {
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.book-meta {
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding: 18px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-small);
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
}

.book-meta strong {
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

.card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
}

.card-grid.two-column {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.card-grid.four-column {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.card {
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 28px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  border-top: 5px solid var(--gold);
  transition: var(--transition);
}

.card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.card h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.42rem;
}

.card p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.card-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--red);
}

.theme-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.theme-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 72px;
  height: 4px;
  top: 0;
  left: 28px;
  background: var(--red);
}

.quote-block {
  margin: 38px 0;
  padding: 34px 38px;
  border-left: 6px solid var(--gold);
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  border-radius: 0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.quote-block p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.quote-block cite {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 14px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.rating {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 18px 0 24px;
}

.stars {
  color: #c39224;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
}

.rating-score {
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.review-box {
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 46px);
  border: 1px solid #ddd8cf;
}

.review-box h2,
.review-box h3 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.pull-quote {
  margin: 34px 0;
  padding: 26px 30px;
  background: #f3eee3;
  border-left: 5px solid var(--red);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.highlight-strip {
  background: var(--red);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 24px 0;
}

.highlight-strip .container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 16px 30px;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.highlight-strip span::after {
  content: "★";
  color: var(--gold-light);
  margin-left: 30px;
}

.highlight-strip span:last-child::after {
  display: none;
}

.author-box {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 230px 1fr;
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 34px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.author-box img {
  width: 230px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 6px solid var(--gold);
}

.author-box h2 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-top: 0;
}

.breadcrumbs {
  padding: 16px 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  background: #e9e3d8;
}

.breadcrumbs a {
  font-weight: 700;
}

.page-hero {
  padding: 80px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(6, 25, 46, 0.84), rgba(6, 25, 46, 0.84)),
    url("images/hero-united-we-stand.jpg") center/cover no-repeat;
  color: var(--white);
}

.page-hero h1 {
  max-width: 900px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 4.8rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}

.page-hero p {
  max-width: 800px;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
}

.article-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 300px;
  gap: 50px;
  align-items: start;
}

.article-content {
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: clamp(25px, 5vw, 48px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.article-content h2 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin-top: 42px;
}

.article-content h2:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.article-content blockquote {
  margin: 30px 0;
  padding: 22px 28px;
  border-left: 5px solid var(--gold);
  background: #f3eee3;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.sidebar {
  position: sticky;
  top: 100px;
}

.sidebar-box {
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: var(--radius-small);
  padding: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.sidebar-box h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.sidebar-box ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 20px;
}

.sidebar-box li {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.source-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
}

.source-entry {
  padding: 22px 24px;
  background: var(--white);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 var(--radius-small) var(--radius-small) 0;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.source-entry h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.discussion-list {
  counter-reset: discussion;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.discussion-list li {
  counter-increment: discussion;
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  padding: 20px 22px 20px 68px;
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--text);
  border-radius: var(--radius-small);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.discussion-list li strong {
  color: var(--navy);
}

.discussion-list li::before {
  content: counter(discussion);
  position: absolute;
  left: 18px;
  top: 18px;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-weight: 800;
}

/* Extra protection when list appears inside dark section */
.section-dark .discussion-list li {
  color: var(--text);
}

.section-dark .discussion-list li strong {
  color: var(--navy);
}

.cta {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(5, 22, 41, 0.9), rgba(5, 22, 41, 0.9)),
    url("images/america-united.jpg") center/cover no-repeat;
  color: var(--white);
  text-align: center;
}

.cta h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.8rem);
}

.cta p {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.site-footer {
  background: #04101e;
  color: #d8dde5;
  padding: 48px 0 28px;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 36px;
}

.site-footer h3 {
  color: var(--gold-light);
  margin-top: 0;
}

.site-footer a {
  color: #e8ecf2;
}

.site-footer a:hover {
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

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

.footer-links li {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.footer-bottom {
  margin-top: 36px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.sitemap-list {
  columns: 2;
  column-gap: 40px;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.sitemap-list li {
  break-inside: avoid;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.notice {
  padding: 20px 24px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-small);
  background: #fff8e5;
  border: 1px solid #e2c672;
  color: #574310;
}

.text-center {
  text-align: center;
}

.mt-0 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.mb-0 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .header-inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 16px 0;
  }

  .main-nav {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .content-grid,
  .content-grid.reverse,
  .book-showcase,
  .article-layout,
  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .content-grid.reverse .content-text,
  .content-grid.reverse .content-image {
    order: initial;
  }

  .book-cover,
  .sidebar {
    position: static;
  }

  .book-cover {
    max-width: 340px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .card-grid,
  .card-grid.four-column {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .author-box {
    grid-template-columns: 180px 1fr;
  }

  .author-box img {
    width: 180px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  body {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 500px;
  }

  .hero-content {
    padding: 62px 0;
  }

  .main-nav {
    gap: 2px;
  }

  .main-nav a {
    padding: 8px 9px;
    font-size: 0.86rem;
  }

  section {
    padding: 58px 0;
  }

  .card-grid,
  .card-grid.two-column,
  .card-grid.four-column {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .author-box {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .author-box img {
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .button-row {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .highlight-strip .container {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .highlight-strip span::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .sitemap-list {
    columns: 1;
  }

  .article-content {
    padding: 24px 20px;
  }

  .quote-block {
    padding: 26px 24px;
  }
}