Trade
Key Facts
—The move. At a June 26 summit in Washington, the US added Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama and Kazakhstan to Pax Silica, its AI supply-chain bloc — the first Western Hemisphere members.
—The bloc. Launched in December 2025 with 8 members, Pax Silica now spans about 24 nations, including Japan, South Korea, the UK, the UAE, Germany, the Netherlands and the European Union.
—The money. Washington has set up a roughly $250 million Pax Silica fund aimed at critical-minerals extraction, processing and manufacturing inside member states.
