Allies Launch Pax Silica, Pact to Secure Trusted AI Supply Chains

Seven countries are signing a U.S. led Pax Silica Declaration at the inaugural Pax Silica Summit in Washington, a non binding effort to secure the supply chains and infrastructure that underpin artificial intelligence and related technologies. The signatories are the United States, Britain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Israel and Singapore. U.S. participation at the ceremony included Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg, and representatives from five of the allied governments joined him at the signing.

The declaration sets out a pledge to cooperate on building a trusted ecosystem for AI, critical minerals and related technologies. The text states an intention to "reduce excessive dependencies and forge new connections with reliable partners and suppliers committed to fair market practices," and to "provide access to trusted partners to the full stack of technological advancements that are shaping the AI economy." Officials described the pact as deliberately non binding, a framework for coordination rather than a treaty.

Pax Silica is presented by U.S. briefings as an end to end initiative covering inputs and systems that enable AI competitiveness. Areas named for cooperation include critical minerals and energy inputs, advanced manufacturing and semiconductors, AI infrastructure and compute, software platforms and frontier foundation models, information connectivity and network infrastructure, transportation and logistics, minerals refining and processing, and energy. The declaration also highlights information networks such as fibre optic cables and data centres as components of a trusted information network the signatories will seek to build and deploy.

U.S. officials characterize Pax Silica as the State Department’s "flagship effort on AI and supply chain security" and say it will advance President Donald Trump’s call for a "new era of economic statecraft that produces peace and security for America and its allies through the power of private investment, free enterprise and economics." U.S. briefings and allied statements frame the initiative as a means to reduce what they describe as coercive dependencies, particularly in the face of rapidly expanding technological competition.

The summit attracted a broader set of participants beyond the seven formal signatories. Delegations from the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Canada and the European Union attended meetings in Washington and took part in conference sessions although they did not join the Dec. 14 declaration. Several reports and officials say additional countries are expected to follow as Pax Silica establishes working groups and investment platforms.

Singapore welcomed the declaration, with the Ministry of Digital Development and Information describing it as reflecting "a shared commitment to advance prosperity, technological progress and economic security." At the signing Singaporean official Mr Chng said the declaration "is forward looking and recognises the critical role of technologies like AI so that they can be harnessed for the public good, as well as the importance of collaboration, both internationally and with the private sector."

Analysts say the declaration is a diplomatic opening salvo rather than an immediate supply chain overhaul. Its impact will depend on coordinated investment, export and procurement policies, and private sector uptake. For now Pax Silica signals a new axis of allied economic statecraft aimed at reshaping the architecture of technology supply in the years ahead.