U.S. State Department Requests $10m for 2014 Bahrain Military Assistance: The State Department requested $11.1 million in foreign assistance to Bahrain, $10 million of which is allocated to foreign military financing to sustain the 85-90 percent of the Bahrain Defense Force’s equipment that is of U.S. origin. Bahrain’s ongoing political and social unrest “underlines the importance of the Bahraini government addressing its citizens’ demands for political reform” for both Bahrain’s internal stability and “for the sustainability of the U.S.-Bahraini decades-long security partnership.” The United States will continue to protect its interests and “leverage all tools available, including foreign assistance, to encourage Bahrain’s leadership to implement democratic reforms and adhere to human rights standards…”