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In a move inspired by TV series watches, the Danish foreign ministry has initiated a nighttime monitoring unit—far from to fend off fantasy threats, but to monitor the US president as Copenhagen sleeps.

The night watch begins at 5 p.m. local time each day and ends with a report compiled at 7 a.m., which is then circulated throughout the Danish government and relevant agencies detailing statements made and developments that occurred.

This position is understood to have been established following the diplomatic dispute involving Copenhagen and the US regarding the Arctic island earlier this year, when the US president suggested acquiring control of the resource-rich island.

Analysts note that this measure is among several instances of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adapt to the changed landscape of the Trump's current term.

A source close to the foreign office remarked, “It is fair to say that the circumstances in the region and the time zone gap between Copenhagen and the United States were a significant reason introducing this system during the spring.”

Rather than everybody needing to immediately reach for their phones to catch up on news from the US, the ministry said it had undertaken a coordinated approach to stay updated on the president's activities.

An expert, a ex- senior analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this move demonstrated, “as we have always known,” that the notion of the United States as Denmark’s largest and most important partner was no longer valid. “Alliances are founded on shared principles and a common threat perception,” Kaarsbo said. “The president shares neither of those with Denmark and it can be said he doesn't share it with most Europeans.”