UAE joins US-led Pax Silica to secure Al, chip supply chains

UAE IS 9TH COUNTRY TO ENTER ALLIANCE COMPRISING TRUSTED US PARTNERS

- BY JUSTIN VARGHESE

The UAE has joined Pax Silica, a US-led initiative aimed at securing artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains, as Washington moves to formalise a small bloc of partners around the critical inputs powering the Al economy.

The UAE became the ninth signatory this week, joining a group that includes Australia, Britain, Israel, Japan, Qatar, Singapore, and South Korea. India is expected to join the pact next month, according to the US State Department.

Pax Silica is the State Department's flagship effort on AI and supply chain security and a central pillar of the Trump administration's economic statecraft strategy. The programme seeks to reduce dependence on rival nations and tighten cooperation among countries the United States considers trusted partners.

Tech supply chains in focus