Rebels in Darfur and Kordofan threaten to further break up the Sudanese state.
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Sudanese President Omar al Bashir at the inauguration of the Hadida oil field in December 2012
Neither country can profit from oil production without the other.
This is an internal Stratfor document listing significant meetings and events for the next week.
A Swiss-Dutch company has agreed to purchase South Sudanese crude oil.
Finding the Lord's Resistance Army rebels is complicated by persistent geographic constraints.
Political and security issues are hindering a settlement.
The coming of shale gas will magnify the importance of geography.
The alleged plot by 13 military officers shows cracks in President Omar al Bashir's power base.
