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Taking action inspired by TV series watches, the Danish foreign affairs department has initiated a night watch unit—far from to fend off fantasy foes, but to monitor the US president while Copenhagen is asleep.

The night monitoring starts at 5pm in Denmark daily and concludes with a report compiled at 7am, which is then circulated across the Danish government and relevant offices detailing statements made and events that occurred.

This position is understood to have been introduced in the wake of the bilateral dispute involving Denmark and Washington over the Arctic island earlier this year, when the US president threatened acquiring control of the strategic island.

Analysts note that this measure is one of several examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its civil service have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the second Trump administration.

An insider familiar with the foreign office stated, “It's accurate to say that the situation in Greenland and the time difference separating Copenhagen and the United States was a significant reason introducing this arrangement during the spring.”

Instead of everybody needing to immediately check their devices to catch up on updates from the United States, the ministry said it had undertaken a collective effort to stay updated on Trump actions.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a ex- senior analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, stated that this development demonstrated, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the United States as Denmark's primary partner was dead. “Alliances are built on common values and a mutual view of threats,” he added. “The president shares neither of those with us and it can be said he doesn't share it with most Europeans.”