.stories-carousel-block {
    padding: 40px 30px;
    text-align: center;
}

.stories-carousel__heading {
    color: #1f497d;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.stories-carousel__swiper {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 1268px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 80px; /* room for arrows */
}
.stories-carousel__swiper .swiper-wrapper {
    align-items: stretch;
}

.swiper-slide {
    visibility: hidden;
}

.swiper-slide-active {
    visibility: visible;
}

.stories-carousel__slide {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 30px;
    text-align: left;
}

/* Media */
.stories-carousel__media {
    flex: 0 0 40%;
}

.stories-carousel__video-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 56.25%; /* 16:9 */
    height: 0;
	border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.stories-carousel__video-wrapper iframe {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.stories-carousel__image {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
	border-radius; 12px;
}

/* Content */
.stories-carousel__content {
    flex: 1;
    color: #1f497d;
}

.stories-carousel__quote {
    margin-bottom: 1em;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

.stories-carousel__speaker-name {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.stories-carousel__speaker-title {
    margin: 0;
}

/* Swiper arrows */
.swiper-button-prev,
.swiper-button-next {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    width: 36px !important;
    height: 36px !important;
    border-radius: 50%;
    color: #1f497d !important;
}

.swiper-button-prev::after,
.swiper-button-next::after {
    font-size: 18px !important;
    -webkit-text-stroke: 2px #1f497d;
}

/* Swiper dots */
.swiper-pagination {
    position: relative !important;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.swiper-pagination-bullet {
    background-color: #fff;
    opacity: 0.6;
}

.swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
    background-color: #fff;
    opacity: 1;
}

/* Explore link */
.stories-carousel__explore {
    margin-top: 0px;
}

.stories-carousel__explore-link {
    color: #1f497d;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.stories-carousel__explore-link:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* Responsive */
@media ( max-width: 768px ) {
    .stories-carousel__slide {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .stories-carousel__media {
        flex: 0 0 100%;
        width: 100%;
    }
}