Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are set to join a U.S.-led initiative aimed at securing artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains, Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg said in an interview with Reuters. The inclusion of the two Gulf nations is significant given the Middle East’s long-standing political divisions, and reflects Washington’s broader effort to bring Israel and key Gulf states into a shared, technology-driven economic framework. The initiative, known as Pax Silica, is designed to protect the entire technology supply chain, spanning critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, computing capacity and data infrastructure. It forms a central pillar of the Trump administration’s economic statecraft strategy, which seeks to reduce reliance on rival nations while deepening cooperation among trusted partners. “The Silicon Declaration is not merely a
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