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In a move reminiscent of TV series watches, the Danish foreign affairs department has created a nighttime monitoring team—far from guarding against fantasy threats, but to track the US president while Copenhagen sleeps.

This night monitoring starts at 5pm in Denmark daily and concludes with a summary produced at 7 a.m., which is then distributed across the Danish government and relevant agencies covering what was said and events taking place.

The role is believed to have been introduced following the bilateral dispute involving Denmark and the US regarding the Arctic island this spring, when the US president suggested acquiring control of the resource-rich island.

Analysts note that this measure is among several examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its government administration have had to adjust to the new reality of the Trump's current term.

An insider close to the foreign office remarked, “It's accurate to say that the situation in Greenland and the time zone gap separating Copenhagen and the United States were quite an important factor prompting this system during the earlier months.”

Instead of all staff needing to immediately reach for their devices to catch up on updates from the US, the ministry explained it had made a coordinated approach to remain informed on Trump actions.

An expert, a former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, stated that this development showed, “as long understood,” that the notion of the US as Denmark’s largest and most important partner was dead. “Alliances are built on common values and a common threat perception,” Kaarsbo said. “Trump shares neither of those with us and I would argue he doesn't share it with the majority of Europe.”