Overview
- Qatar signed the Pax Silica Declaration on Jan. 12, with Under Secretary Jacob Helberg and Qatar’s Ahmed bin Mohammed Al‑Sayed formalizing Doha’s accession as the coalition’s eighth signatory.
- New U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said India will be invited next month to join Pax Silica as a full member, signaling a planned expansion of the grouping’s geographic and industrial footprint.
- The United Arab Emirates is expected to sign shortly after Qatar, with Helberg indicating a target of Jan. 15 for the UAE’s entry, as reported by Reuters.
- Officials describe Pax Silica as an economic‑security coalition for the AI age covering minerals, energy, manufacturing, semiconductors, compute and digital infrastructure to reduce coercive dependencies.
- The effort is shifting from a declaration to implementation, with plans for a Strategic Framework, an Israeli industrial park called Fort Foundry One, and a tentative AI cooperation memorandum targeted for Jan. 16.