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Taking action reminiscent of TV series watches, Denmark's foreign ministry has initiated a nighttime monitoring team—not guarding against fantasy threats, but to monitor the US president while Copenhagen is asleep.

This night monitoring begins at 5 p.m. local time each day and ends with a summary compiled at 7am, which is then circulated throughout government departments and concerned offices covering what was said and developments taking place.

This position is understood to have been introduced following the bilateral dispute involving Denmark and Washington regarding the Arctic island earlier this year, when the American leader threatened acquiring control of the resource-rich territory.

Observers note that this measure is among multiple instances of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adjust to the changed landscape 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 difference separating Denmark and the US were quite an important factor prompting this arrangement during the earlier months.”

Instead of all staff having to immediately reach for their devices to stay informed on news from the US, the foreign office explained it had made a collective effort to remain informed on the president's actions.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, commented that this move demonstrated, “as long understood,” that the idea of the United States as Denmark’s primary ally was no longer valid. “Alliances are founded on shared principles and a common threat perception,” Kaarsbo said. “Trump shares neither of those with us and it can be said he lacks it with the majority of Europe.”