/* Meridian Theme 2.0 — editorial design layer */
:root{--mt-navy:#142a45;--mt-gold:#c4a75a;--mt-ink:#20242b;--mt-cream:#f5f4f0;--mt-line:#e2e5e9}
body{background:#fff;color:var(--mt-ink)}
.meridian-head{background:#fff!important;border-bottom:1px solid var(--mt-line);box-shadow:none!important}
.meridian-head-inner{max-width:1500px;margin:auto}
.meridian-nav a,.meridian-actions a{letter-spacing:.005em}
.meridian-nav a:hover,.meridian-actions a:hover{color:#9c7a2f}
.mt-container{width:min(1180px,calc(100% - 48px));margin-inline:auto}
.mt-kicker{font:700 11px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#96712e}
.mt-title{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;letter-spacing:-.035em;line-height:1.07;color:var(--mt-navy);font-weight:500}
.mt-section{padding:86px 0}.mt-section--soft{background:var(--mt-cream)}
.mt-lede{font-size:19px;line-height:1.7;color:#53606e;max-width:690px}
.mt-button{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:14px 23px;background:var(--mt-gold);color:#0d233a!important;text-decoration:none!important;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.01em;border:1px solid var(--mt-gold);transition:.2s}
.mt-button:hover{background:#d4b974}.mt-button--outline{background:transparent;border-color:#fff;color:#fff!important}.mt-button--outline:hover{background:#ffffff22}
.mt-hero{min-height:600px;display:flex;align-items:center;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(9,28,49,.80) 0%,rgba(9,28,49,.62) 36%,rgba(9,28,49,.12) 72%),#10253b url('../images/meridian-hero-final.webp') center/cover no-repeat;color:#fff}
.mt-hero .mt-container{padding-block:90px}.mt-hero .mt-kicker{color:#d7bf85}.mt-hero h1{font:500 clamp(48px,5.2vw,82px)/1.05 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.05em;color:#fff;max-width:800px;margin:20px 0}.mt-hero p{font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;max-width:620px;color:#f2f5f6}.mt-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin-top:30px}
.mt-section-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:24px;margin-bottom:34px}.mt-section-head h2,.mt-section h2{font:500 clamp(32px,3.4vw,50px)/1.14 Georgia,serif;color:var(--mt-navy);letter-spacing:-.035em;margin:10px 0 15px}
.mt-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1px;background:var(--mt-line);border:1px solid var(--mt-line)}.mt-capability{padding:28px 25px 30px;background:#fff}.mt-capability .mt-number{color:#b59043;font:500 28px Georgia,serif}.mt-capability h3{font:500 24px/1.2 Georgia,serif;color:var(--mt-navy);margin:22px 0 13px}.mt-capability p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#53606e}.mt-text-link{font-weight:700;color:#9c7a2f;text-decoration:none;font-size:13px}
.mt-framework-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.1fr;align-items:center;gap:50px}.mt-framework-layout img{width:100%;height:auto}.mt-domain-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:8px 18px;padding:0;margin:24px 0 0;list-style:none}.mt-domain-list li{font-size:12px;line-height:1.45;color:#53606e;padding-left:12px;border-left:2px solid var(--mt-gold)}
.mt-articles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:24px}.mt-article{border:1px solid var(--mt-line);background:white;min-width:0}.mt-article img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}.mt-article-copy{padding:22px}.mt-article h3{font:500 24px/1.25 Georgia,serif;margin:10px 0;color:var(--mt-navy)}.mt-article h3 a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}.mt-article p{font-size:14px;color:#56616b;line-height:1.6}.mt-article small{color:#8a6a2c;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.mt-cta{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(9,28,49,.90),rgba(9,28,49,.45)),#10253b url('../images/meridian-cta-final.webp') center/cover no-repeat;color:#fff;padding:86px 0}.mt-cta h2{font:500 clamp(36px,4vw,60px)/1.1 Georgia,serif;color:#fff;max-width:700px}.mt-cta p{color:#f1f4f7;max-width:600px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.6}
.mt-page-top{padding:78px 0 48px;background:linear-gradient(115deg,#fff 60%,#f5f4f0)}.mt-page-top h1{font:500 clamp(46px,5vw,76px)/1.05 Georgia,serif;color:var(--mt-navy);letter-spacing:-.04em;margin:12px 0 18px}.mt-page-top p{font-size:18px;color:#53606e;max-width:780px;line-height:1.65}.mt-page-body{padding-top:44px;padding-bottom:95px}.mt-page-body .gh-content{max-width:1100px;margin:auto}.mt-page-body .gh-content h1,.mt-page-body .gh-content h2,.mt-page-body .gh-content h3{color:var(--mt-navy);letter-spacing:-.03em}.mt-page-body .gh-content h2{font-family:Georgia,serif}.mt-page-body .gh-content hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--mt-line);margin:55px 0}
.mt-editorial-cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}.mt-editorial-card{padding:30px;border:1px solid var(--mt-line);background:#fff}.mt-editorial-card h3{font:500 26px Georgia,serif;color:var(--mt-navy)}.mt-editorial-card p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#53606e}
.mt-footer-banner{background:var(--mt-navy);padding:45px 0;color:#fff}.mt-footer-banner .mt-container{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:24px}.mt-footer-banner h2{font:500 30px Georgia,serif;color:#fff;margin:0}.mt-footer-banner p{margin:8px 0 0;color:#e1e8ed}
.site-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--mt-line)}
@media(max-width:900px){.mt-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.mt-framework-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}.mt-hero{min-height:500px}.mt-section{padding:60px 0}.mt-articles{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:600px){.mt-container{width:calc(100% - 32px)}.mt-grid,.mt-articles,.mt-editorial-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}.mt-hero h1{font-size:47px}.mt-hero .mt-container{padding-block:70px}.mt-hero p{font-size:17px}.mt-section-head,.mt-footer-banner .mt-container{display:block}.mt-domain-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}.mt-page-top{padding:55px 0 28px}.mt-page-top h1{font-size:43px}.mt-footer-banner .mt-button{margin-top:20px}}

/* Meridian 2.0 release candidate refinements */
.mt-framework-visual{min-width:0}.mt-framework-visual a{display:block}.mt-framework-visual img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}.mt-image-caption{font-size:12px;color:#687583;margin-top:10px;text-align:center}
.mt-page-body .gh-content img{height:auto;max-width:100%}
.mt-page-body .gh-content .kg-width-wide{max-width:100%}
.mt-page-body .gh-content .kg-width-full{max-width:none}
.mt-page-body .gh-content .kg-gallery-container{max-width:100%}
.mt-article:focus-within,.mt-capability:focus-within{outline:2px solid var(--mt-gold);outline-offset:2px}
.mt-button:focus-visible,.mt-text-link:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--mt-gold);outline-offset:3px}
.mt-article h3 a:hover,.mt-text-link:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.mt-hero,.mt-cta{background-position:center right}
@media(max-width:900px){.mt-framework-visual{max-width:680px;margin-inline:auto}}
@media(max-width:600px){.mt-hero{background-position:58% center}.mt-cta{background-position:62% center}.mt-hero{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(9,28,49,.89),rgba(9,28,49,.60)),url('../images/meridian-hero-final.webp')}.mt-hero h1{overflow-wrap:normal}.mt-page-body{padding-bottom:60px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.mt-button{transition:none}}