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Taking action inspired by TV series guards, the Danish foreign ministry has created a nighttime monitoring unit—far from guarding against fantasy threats, but to track Donald Trump as Denmark is asleep.

The night monitoring starts at 5pm local time each day and ends with a report compiled at 7 a.m., which is then distributed throughout the Danish government and relevant agencies covering statements made and events taking place.

The role is understood to have been introduced in the wake of the diplomatic row between Copenhagen and Washington over Greenland this spring, when the US president suggested taking control of the strategic territory.

Observers note that this initiative is among several examples of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the second Trump administration.

An insider close to the foreign office remarked, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in Greenland and the time zone gap between Denmark and the US were quite an important factor introducing this arrangement during the spring.”

Instead of everybody having to immediately check their devices to catch up on updates from the United States, the foreign office said it had undertaken a collective effort to remain informed on the president's actions.

An expert, a former senior analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, commented that this development showed, “as we have always known,” that the notion of the US as Denmark's primary ally was no longer valid. “Alliances are built on common values and a mutual view of threats,” Kaarsbo added. “The president shares neither of those with Denmark and I would argue he lacks it with most Europeans.”