Qatar Joins Pax Silica to Secure AI & Global Supply Chains

Qatar has formally signed the Pax Silica Declaration, marking a historic step in the region’s economic integration and global supply chain collaboration. The agreement underscores a new geopolitical consensus between Qatar and the United States: economic security is national security, and national security is economic security.

The accession was signed by Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg on behalf of the United States and Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed for Qatar. Through this partnership, both nations pledged to strengthen supply chain security, address critical dependencies, and foster trusted technology ecosystems.

Pax Silica is an economic security coalition designed for the AI era, focused on compute, silicon, critical minerals, and energy as strategic assets. Qatar becomes the eighth signatory, joining Australia, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, with additional nations expected to follow.

The declaration emphasizes multilayered collaboration across global technology stacks, including connectivity and digital infrastructure, compute and semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, logistics, mineral refining, and energy. The initiative encourages leveraging private industry and entrepreneurship to enhance prosperity, secure supply chains, and drive technological innovation.

Both countries highlighted the need to reduce excessive dependencies, promote fair market practices, and coordinate on protecting sensitive technologies and critical infrastructure. The partnership aims to mobilize strategic investments, develop trusted AI ecosystems, and create a comprehensive economic security order built on trust, technological complementarity, and shared long-term prosperity.

With Qatar’s accession, Pax Silica seeks to harness AI-driven economic growth, ensure resilient global supply chains, and establish a blueprint for cooperation among nations committed to sustainable technological and industrial development.