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Taking action reminiscent of TV series guards, the Danish foreign affairs department has initiated a nighttime monitoring unit—far from to fend off mythical foes, but to track the US president as Copenhagen is asleep.

This night monitoring begins at 5pm in Denmark daily and ends with a report compiled at 7am, which is then circulated across government departments and concerned offices detailing what was said and events that occurred.

The role is understood to have been established following the diplomatic row between Denmark and Washington over the Arctic island earlier this year, when the US president threatened taking control of the resource-rich territory.

Analysts note that this measure is one of multiple examples of how Danish diplomacy and its government administration have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the second Trump administration.

A source familiar with the foreign office remarked, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in the region and the time difference between Denmark and the US was quite an important reason prompting this system in the spring.”

Instead of everybody needing to promptly reach for their devices to catch up on updates from the United States, the foreign office explained it had undertaken a collective effort to stay updated on the president's activities.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a ex- chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, commented that this move showed, “as we have always known,” that the notion of the United States as Denmark’s largest and most important partner was no longer valid.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 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 the majority of Europe.”