.topics-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  padding-top: 52px;
  padding-bottom: 24px;
}

.topics-hero::before {
  content: "";
  width: 360px;
  height: 360px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -155px;
  right: 7%;
  z-index: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(216, 184, 102, .12);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 54px rgba(216, 184, 102, .025),
    0 0 0 108px rgba(216, 184, 102, .012);
  animation: topics-orbit 10s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.topics-hero::after {
  content: "";
  width: 520px;
  height: 220px;
  position: absolute;
  left: -150px;
  bottom: -145px;
  z-index: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse, rgba(44, 93, 139, .2), rgba(216, 184, 102, .06) 42%, transparent 72%);
  filter: blur(2px);
  animation: topics-glow 12s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.topics-hero .media-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.topics-hero .breadcrumbs {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.topics-hero .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.topics-hero h1 {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 4.7vw, 4.3rem);
  line-height: .95;
}

.topics-hero p:last-child {
  max-width: 800px;
  font-size: .91rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.topics-section {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 30px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 10%, rgba(216, 184, 102, .08), transparent 26%),
    var(--ivory-100);
}

.topics-section::before {
  content: "";
  width: 430px;
  height: 430px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -230px;
  top: 8%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(189, 150, 63, .08);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 46px rgba(189, 150, 63, .018), 0 0 0 92px rgba(189, 150, 63, .01);
  animation: topics-ring-drift 15s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.topics-section > .shell {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.topics-heading {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
}

.topics-heading > div {
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: none;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
}

.topics-heading .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.topics-heading h2 {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 2.55vw, 2.8rem);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.topics-heading > p {
  flex: 0 0 350px;
  max-width: 350px;
  margin: 13px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .8rem;
  line-height: 1.42;
}

.topics-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}

.topic-card {
  min-height: 215px;
  padding: 21px 22px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid rgba(20, 35, 58, .11);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 10%, rgba(216, 184, 102, .13), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(150deg, #fffdf8, #f7efe1 74%);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(5, 18, 38, .06);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform .22s ease, border-color .22s ease, box-shadow .22s ease;
}

.topic-card::before {
  content: "";
  width: 70%;
  height: 1px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: -75%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(216, 184, 102, .6), transparent);
  transition: left .65s ease;
}

.topic-card::after {
  content: "";
  width: 132px;
  height: 132px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -66px;
  bottom: -74px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(189, 150, 63, .12);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 24px rgba(189, 150, 63, .025);
}

.topic-card:hover,
.topic-card:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: rgba(189, 150, 63, .38);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(5, 18, 38, .105);
}

.topic-card:hover::before,
.topic-card:focus-visible::before {
  left: 105%;
}

.topic-card-kicker {
  color: var(--gold-600);
  font-size: .57rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.topic-card h2 {
  max-width: 360px;
  margin-top: 9px;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.25vw, 2.45rem);
  line-height: .98;
}

.topic-card p {
  max-width: 430px;
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .75rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.topic-card-footer {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 13px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  color: var(--navy-700);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(20, 35, 58, .09);
  font-size: .66rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}

.topic-card-footer > span:last-child {
  color: var(--gold-600);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  transition: transform .2s ease;
}

.topic-card:hover .topic-card-footer > span:last-child,
.topic-card:focus-visible .topic-card-footer > span:last-child {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

.topics-cta {
  padding: 28px 0;
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 24%, rgba(36, 75, 115, .44), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(125deg, var(--navy-1000), var(--navy-900));
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(216, 184, 102, .18);
}

.topics-cta-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
}

.topics-cta-inner h2 {
  max-width: 760px;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.1vw, 3.05rem);
}

.topics-cta-actions {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}

@keyframes topics-orbit {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) rotate(0deg); opacity: .62; }
  to { transform: translate3d(-30px, 18px, 0) rotate(8deg); opacity: .95; }
}

@keyframes topics-glow {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); opacity: .62; }
  to { transform: translate3d(70px, -16px, 0) scale(1.08); opacity: .9; }
}

@keyframes topics-ring-drift {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
  to { transform: translate3d(-42px, 46px, 0) scale(1.05); }
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .topics-heading {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 7px;
  }

  .topics-heading h2 {
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .topics-heading > p {
    flex-basis: auto;
    max-width: 620px;
    margin-top: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .topics-hero {
    padding-top: 48px;
    padding-bottom: 22px;
  }

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

  .topics-cta-inner {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .topics-hero {
    padding-top: 42px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .topics-hero::before {
    width: 250px;
    height: 250px;
    right: -95px;
    top: -110px;
  }

  .topics-section {
    padding-top: 22px;
    padding-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .topics-heading {
    align-items: flex-start;
    margin-bottom: 13px;
  }

  .topics-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 9vw, 2.65rem);
  }

  .topics-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .topic-card {
    min-height: 205px;
    padding: 20px 19px;
  }

  .topics-cta-actions,
  .topics-cta-actions .button {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .topics-hero::before,
  .topics-hero::after,
  .topics-section::before {
    animation: none;
  }

  .topic-card,
  .topic-card::before,
  .topic-card-footer > span:last-child {
    transition: none;
  }

  .topic-card:hover,
  .topic-card:focus-visible {
    transform: none;
  }
}