The European Union, the Netherlands, Germany, and Greece have officially joined the US-led Pax Silica alliance, which aims to secure artificial intelligence-related technology supply chains and reduce Western dependence on China.
Jacob Helberg, the US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and designer of the alliance, revealed at a summit in Washington that Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, and Panama will also sign on this week, bringing the total number of member countries to 24.
Founded in 2025, Pax Silica's current priority is rapidly weaning off reliance on Chinese rare earths and building secure supply networks in chips, critical minerals (especially rare earths), and energy. Helberg stressed that traditional multilateral groups like the G7 or G20 aren't suited to directly manage the AI economy. He said Pax Silica focuses on "innovation sovereignty," which he contrasted with the "digital sovereignty" of the UN's Global Digital Compact, arguing the latter could lead to duplicative and mediocre investments.