/* VBG Spezial: quiet motion and an editorial reading layout. */
.vbg-archive-card figure>a,.vbg-compact-image a{display:block;overflow:hidden;border-radius:6px}
.vbg-r2-image img,.vbg-archive-card figure img,.vbg-compact-image img{transition:transform .45s cubic-bezier(.2,.65,.3,1)}
.vbg-r2-story,.vbg-archive-card{transition:transform .3s ease}
.vbg-r2-read .elementor-button-icon,.vbg-text-link>span[aria-hidden],.vbg-hero-button .elementor-button-icon{display:inline-block;transition:transform .25s ease}
.vbg-r2-story:focus-within .vbg-r2-title a,.vbg-archive-card:focus-within h2 a{color:var(--vbg-blue)}
.vbg-preview a:focus-visible,.vbg-preview summary:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--vbg-magenta);outline-offset:5px;border-radius:2px}
@media(hover:hover) and (pointer:fine) and (prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){
 .vbg-r2-story:hover,.vbg-archive-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px)}
 .vbg-r2-story:hover .vbg-r2-image img,.vbg-archive-card:hover figure img,.vbg-compact-card:hover .vbg-compact-image img{transform:scale(1.035)}
 .vbg-r2-story:hover .vbg-r2-read .elementor-button-icon,.vbg-archive-card:hover>.vbg-text-link>span[aria-hidden],.vbg-hero-button:hover .elementor-button-icon{transform:translate(3px,-2px)}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){
 .vbg-r2-story:focus-within .vbg-r2-read .elementor-button-icon,.vbg-archive-card:focus-within>.vbg-text-link>span[aria-hidden]{transform:translate(3px,-2px)}
}

.vbg-single-hero{align-items:start;margin-top:58px;padding-bottom:48px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--vbg-rule)}
.vbg-single-hero-inner.vbg-shell{align-self:center;padding-bottom:28px}
.vbg-single-hero h1{font-size:clamp(35px,3.85vw,55px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.035em}
.vbg-single-hero-image img{height:auto;min-height:0;aspect-ratio:1.27;object-position:center}
.vbg-single-hero-image figcaption{font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;padding:13px 0 0;color:#596979}
.vbg-single-hero-image figcaption>span{display:block}
.vbg-single figcaption{font-style:normal}
.vbg-single-hero-image .vbg-image-credit{font-size:12px;margin-top:5px}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-layout{max-width:1120px;grid-template-columns:210px minmax(0,1fr);gap:70px;padding-top:60px;align-items:start}
.vbg-reading-rail{min-width:0;height:100%;color:#536578}
.vbg-reading-rail-inner{position:sticky;top:48px}
.vbg-article-contents{border-top:2px solid var(--vbg-blue);padding-top:17px}
.vbg-article-contents summary{font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:var(--vbg-blue);cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.vbg-article-contents summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.vbg-article-contents summary:after{content:'+';font-size:21px;font-weight:400}
.vbg-article-contents[open] summary:after{content:'−'}
.vbg-article-contents ul{list-style:none;margin:20px 0 0;padding:0}
.vbg-article-contents li{margin:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--vbg-rule)}
.vbg-article-contents a{display:block;padding:11px 0;color:#536578;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;text-decoration:none;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.vbg-article-contents a:hover{color:var(--vbg-blue)}
.vbg-rubric-return{display:block;color:var(--vbg-blue);font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:26px}
.vbg-reading-rail-inner>.vbg-rubric-return:first-child{margin-top:0;border-top:2px solid var(--vbg-blue);padding-top:18px}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content{font-size:19px;line-height:1.8;display:flow-root}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content>p:first-of-type{font-size:24px;line-height:1.55;font-weight:400;color:var(--vbg-blue);margin:0 0 34px;letter-spacing:-.008em}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content>p:first-of-type strong{font-weight:500}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content h2{font-size:33px;line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:50px 0 22px;clear:both}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-.012em}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content [id]{scroll-margin-top:48px}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content p{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:24px}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content ul,.vbg-single .vbg-article-content ol{padding-left:24px;margin:24px 0 30px}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content li{padding-left:7px;margin-bottom:12px}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content li::marker{color:var(--vbg-blue)}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content a{color:var(--vbg-blue);text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:4px}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content a:hover{color:var(--vbg-magenta)}

/* Original photos and captions stay together, including untrimmed diagrams. */
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content figure.vbg-article-figure{float:none;width:auto;max-width:100%;margin:40px 0;clear:both}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-figure>a{display:block}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-figure img{display:block;float:none;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:640px;max-width:100%;object-fit:contain;background:var(--vbg-soft);margin:0;border-radius:6px}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-figure figcaption{font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;color:#536578;border-left:2px solid var(--vbg-blue);padding-left:14px;margin:14px 0 0}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-figure figcaption em{font-style:normal}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-figure figcaption p{font-size:inherit;margin:0}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content>h2:has(img){margin:40px 0}
.vbg-single .vbg-article-content>h2 img{float:none;display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;margin:0}

/* Information and references use the original editorial blocks. */
.vbg-single .vbg-info-panel{clear:both;background:#EDF3F9;border-left:3px solid var(--vbg-blue);border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;padding:32px 36px;margin:44px 0}
.vbg-single .vbg-info-panel>h2:first-child{font-size:28px;margin:0 0 22px}
.vbg-single .vbg-info-panel>h2+h2{font-size:26px;margin:18px 0}
.vbg-single .vbg-info-panel p,.vbg-single .vbg-info-panel li{font-size:18px;line-height:1.7}
.vbg-single .vbg-info-panel p i,.vbg-single .vbg-info-panel p em{font-style:normal}
.vbg-single .vbg-info-panel>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.vbg-single .vbg-resource-panel{clear:both;background:var(--vbg-soft);border:1px solid var(--vbg-rule);border-radius:8px;padding:28px 32px;margin:50px 0 0}
.vbg-single .vbg-resource-panel>h2:first-child{font-size:24px;margin:0 0 20px}
.vbg-single .vbg-resource-panel p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;padding:18px 0;margin:0;border-top:1px solid #DAE3EC;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.vbg-single .vbg-resource-panel p i,.vbg-single .vbg-resource-panel p em{font-style:normal}
.vbg-single .vbg-resource-panel a{font-weight:500}

/* The interview is one coherent unit: person, context, then three full answers. */
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-panel{display:block;clear:both;margin:56px 0;background:#F3F6F9;border:1px solid var(--vbg-rule);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-panel figure.vbg-interview-person{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:25px;padding:28px 36px;margin:0;background:var(--vbg-blue);color:#fff}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-person img{display:block;flex:0 0 100px;width:100px;height:112px;max-width:100px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center top;border-radius:5px;margin:0;float:none}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-person figcaption{font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;margin:0;color:#fff}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-person figcaption::first-line{font-size:23px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.6}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-body{padding:32px 36px 36px}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-body>h2{font-size:31px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 28px}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-body>h2[id]{scroll-margin-top:250px}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-question{padding:25px 0 0;margin:24px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #D7E1EB}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-question h3{font-size:22px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--vbg-blue);margin:0 0 15px;font-weight:700}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-question h3 i,.vbg-single .vbg-interview-question h3 em{font-style:normal}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-question p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;margin:0 0 20px}
.vbg-single .vbg-interview-question>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}

.vbg-article-related{padding-top:48px;margin-top:70px;border-top:1px solid var(--vbg-rule)}
.vbg-related-heading{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:24px;margin-bottom:32px}
.vbg-related-heading h2{font-size:38px;line-height:1.15;color:var(--vbg-blue);letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:10px 0 0}
.vbg-related-heading .vbg-eyebrow{font-size:12px;color:#536578;margin:0}
.vbg-related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:40px}
.vbg-related-grid .vbg-archive-card h2{font-size:29px}
.vbg-article-return{padding-top:42px;padding-bottom:65px}

@media(min-width:1100px){
 .vbg-single .vbg-article-content figure.vbg-article-figure.alignleft,.vbg-single .vbg-article-content figure.vbg-article-figure.alignright{float:right;width:44%;margin:8px 0 25px 30px;clear:none}
 .vbg-single .vbg-article-figure.alignleft img,.vbg-single .vbg-article-figure.alignright img{max-height:420px}
}
@media(max-width:1050px){
 .vbg-single .vbg-article-layout{grid-template-columns:170px minmax(0,1fr);gap:38px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-article-content>p:first-of-type{font-size:22px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-panel figure.vbg-interview-person{padding:25px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-body{padding:28px 25px}
}
@media(max-width:900px){
 .vbg-single-hero{padding-bottom:34px;margin-top:35px}
 .vbg-single-hero-inner.vbg-shell{padding-bottom:0}
 .vbg-single-hero h1{font-size:clamp(35px,5.8vw,49px)}
 .vbg-single-hero-image img{aspect-ratio:1.65}
 .vbg-single .vbg-article-layout{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:32px;max-width:760px;padding-top:32px}
 .vbg-reading-rail{height:auto;width:100%}
 .vbg-reading-rail-inner{position:static}
 .vbg-article-contents{padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--vbg-rule)}
 .vbg-article-contents ul{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:0 24px;margin:12px 0 0}
 .vbg-rubric-return{margin-top:16px}
 .vbg-article-contents li{border-bottom:0}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
 .vbg-single-hero{gap:26px;margin-top:30px;padding-bottom:26px}
 .vbg-single-hero h1{font-size:34px;line-height:1.1}
 .vbg-single-hero-image img{aspect-ratio:1.25}
 .vbg-single-hero-image figcaption{font-size:12px}
 .vbg-article-contents ul{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .vbg-article-contents a{padding:8px 0;font-size:14px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-article-content{font-size:18px;line-height:1.75}
 .vbg-single .vbg-article-content>p:first-of-type{font-size:21px;line-height:1.55;margin-bottom:28px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-article-content h2{font-size:29px;margin-top:38px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-article-content figure.vbg-article-figure{margin:30px 0}
 .vbg-single .vbg-info-panel{padding:25px 22px;margin:32px 0}
 .vbg-single .vbg-info-panel>h2:first-child{font-size:25px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-info-panel>h2+h2{font-size:23px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-info-panel p,.vbg-single .vbg-info-panel li{font-size:17px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-resource-panel{padding:24px 22px;margin-top:36px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-panel{margin:40px 0}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-panel figure.vbg-interview-person{gap:18px;padding:24px 22px;align-items:flex-start;flex-wrap:wrap}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-person img{flex-basis:82px;width:82px;max-width:82px;height:94px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-person figcaption{flex:1 1 140px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-person figcaption::first-line{font-size:21px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-body{padding:25px 22px 28px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-body>h2{font-size:27px;margin:0 0 22px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-question{margin-top:20px;padding-top:20px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-question h3{font-size:21px;margin:0 0 14px}
 .vbg-single .vbg-interview-question p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.75}
 .vbg-related-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px}
 .vbg-related-heading{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:18px}
 .vbg-related-heading h2{font-size:32px}
 .vbg-article-related{margin-top:42px;padding-top:32px}
 .vbg-article-return{padding-top:34px;padding-bottom:45px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
 .vbg-r2-story,.vbg-archive-card,.vbg-r2-image img,.vbg-archive-card figure img,.vbg-compact-image img,.vbg-r2-read .elementor-button-icon,.vbg-text-link>span[aria-hidden],.vbg-hero-button .elementor-button-icon{transition:none!important;transform:none!important}
}