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Taking action reminiscent of TV series guards, the Danish foreign ministry has initiated a nighttime monitoring team—not guarding against mythical foes, but to monitor the US president as Denmark is asleep.

This night monitoring begins at 5pm local time each day and concludes with a summary produced at 7am, which is then circulated throughout the Danish government and relevant agencies covering statements made and events that occurred.

The role is understood to have been established in the wake of the bilateral dispute involving Denmark and Washington over the Arctic island earlier this year, when the American leader threatened taking control of the strategic territory.

Observers note that this initiative is one of multiple instances of how Denmark's foreign policy and its civil service have had to adapt to the changed landscape of the Trump's current term.

A source close to the ministry remarked, “It's accurate to say that the situation in the region and the time zone gap separating Copenhagen and the United States were a significant factor introducing this arrangement in the earlier months.”

Rather than everybody needing to promptly reach for their devices to catch up on news from the United States, the ministry said it had undertaken a coordinated approach to stay updated on Trump actions.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a former senior analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, commented that this development showed, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the US as Denmark’s primary ally was dead. “Alliances are founded on common values and a common threat perception,” Kaarsbo added. “The president shares neither of those with us and I would argue he doesn't share it with most Europeans.”