Bangladesh and the Perils of Pax Silica
On August 1, U.S. Special Envoy Sergio Gor proposed that Bangladesh join Pax Silica, while Dhaka the same day announced it would join WAICO as an observer. Pax Silica, launched in December 2025, had 25 signatories by mid-August 2026. Bangladesh’s semiconductor industry remains small, with about 700 chip designers and roughly $8 million in annual design-services revenue.
Why it matters: This bears on the theme of technology alliances and the strategic competition over AI and semiconductor supply chains.