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Taking action reminiscent of fictional watches, the Danish foreign ministry has created a night watch team—not guarding against fantasy threats, but to track the US president as Denmark sleeps.

The night monitoring starts at 5 p.m. local time each day and concludes with a report compiled at 7 a.m., which is then circulated across the Danish government and concerned agencies covering statements made and events taking place.

This position is believed to have been introduced following the bilateral row involving Copenhagen and Washington regarding the Arctic island this spring, when the American leader suggested taking control of the strategic territory.

Analysts point out that this initiative is one of several instances of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adapt to the new reality of the second Trump administration.

An insider close to the foreign office stated, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in Greenland and the time difference separating Copenhagen and the US was a significant reason introducing this system during the spring.”

Instead of all staff needing to immediately check their devices to stay informed on updates from the United States, the ministry explained it had undertaken a collective effort to remain informed on Trump activities.

An expert, a ex- chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this development demonstrated, “as long understood,” that the notion of the United States as Denmark's primary ally was dead. “Alliances are founded on common values and a mutual view of threats,” he added. “The president lacks both of those with us and I would argue he lacks it with the majority of Europe.”