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Taking action inspired by TV series guards, the Danish foreign ministry has created a night watch unit—not guarding against fantasy threats, but to monitor Donald Trump while Copenhagen is asleep.

This night monitoring begins at 5 p.m. in Denmark each day and concludes with a summary compiled at 7am, which is then circulated across government departments and relevant offices detailing what was said and events taking place.

This position is believed to have been established in the wake of 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 island.

Analysts point out that this initiative is among multiple examples of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adjust to the new reality of the second Trump administration.

A source close to the ministry stated, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in the region and the time zone gap separating Denmark and the United States were a significant factor introducing this arrangement during the earlier months.”

Rather than all staff having to immediately reach for their devices to stay informed on updates from the United States, the ministry explained it had made a coordinated approach to remain informed on the president's activities.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a former 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 founded on shared principles and a mutual view of threats,” Kaarsbo said. “The president lacks both of those with Denmark and I would argue he doesn't share it with the majority of Europe.”