Overview
- The United States and six allies — Japan, South Korea, Australia, the United Kingdom, Israel and Singapore — adopted the Pax Silica Declaration in Washington, with the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates attending without signing and additional signatories expected to follow.
- The initiative commits participants to secure the full technology stack through joint projects, co‑investment and safeguards for sensitive technologies, covering minerals, energy, semiconductors, compute, networks, software and logistics.
- Under Secretary Jacob Helberg directed U.S. embassies and consulates to identify infrastructure opportunities and coordinate economic‑security practices to operationalize the coalition’s commitments.
- Official materials emphasize reducing coercive dependencies and protecting AI‑enabling capabilities, a purpose widely reported as designed to counter China’s dominance in critical inputs.
- India was not included in the inaugural grouping, prompting criticism from the opposition Congress party in New Delhi and underscoring the diplomatic sensitivities around membership.