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In a move inspired by fictional watches, Denmark's foreign ministry has created a night watch team—not to fend off mythical threats, but to monitor the US president as Denmark is asleep.

The night monitoring starts at 5pm in Denmark daily and ends with a report compiled at 7am, which is then circulated across government departments and concerned agencies covering what was said and developments taking place.

This position is understood to have been introduced following the bilateral dispute involving Denmark and the US regarding Greenland this spring, when the American leader threatened acquiring control of the strategic island.

Observers note that this initiative is among several instances of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adapt to the new reality of the Trump's current term.

An insider close to the ministry stated, “It is fair to say that the circumstances in the region and the time difference between Denmark and the US were quite an important reason prompting this arrangement during the earlier months.”

Rather than all staff needing to promptly reach for their phones to stay informed on updates from the US, the ministry explained it had undertaken a collective effort to stay updated on the president's actions.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a former senior analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this move showed, “as we have always known,” that the notion of the US as Denmark's primary ally was dead. “Partnerships are built on shared principles and a mutual view of threats,” he added. “The president lacks both of those with us and it can be said he lacks it with most Europeans.”