They prefer the Marquess of Queensberry rules of diplomacy, and here was the general revealing the trade secrets of sensitive negotiations.
An insider-trading case against Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, a basketball team, was dismissed in July because he had not promised not to trade on sensitive information.Nailing hedge funds can be particularly difficult.
Governments everywhere have been cracking down on the trade and display of sensitive tribal pieces, artwork made using human remains and human remains themselves.
We must not forget drugs, cross-border crime and corruption, the expansion of trade in sensitive sectors, the struggle for greater human rights and democracy.
The case has the hallmarks of insider trading seen in recent cases: disclosure of sensitive corporate information about an impending transaction and quick trading by a hedge fund in response to it.
Last month the institute agreed with the International Council of Museums, a body linked to UNESCO, a "red list" of whole categories of artefacts whose trade is sensitive, including fossils, human remains and colonial paintings.
Foreign Government Offenders: The primary motivation in this offender group is the theft of sensitive United States information including trade secrets and economic espionage.
Three previous rounds of sanctions have blocked trade in sensitive nuclear material, frozen the financial assets of those involved in nuclear activities, banned Iran's arms exports and encouraged scrutiny of the dealings of Iranian banks.
Earlier measures have barred trade in sensitive nuclear material, frozen the assets of those involved in nuclear activities and brought about tougher scrutiny of Iranian bank transactions.
Countries must balance safeguarding their strategic industries and preventing the loss of sensitive technologies, while still courting Chinese investors and improving trade with Beijing.
