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In a move reminiscent of TV series watches, Denmark's foreign ministry has created a night watch team—far from guarding against fantasy foes, but to monitor the US president as Denmark sleeps.

This night monitoring begins at 5pm local time each day and concludes with a report produced at 7am, which is then distributed throughout government departments and concerned offices detailing what was said and events that occurred.

This position is understood to have been introduced following the bilateral row between Copenhagen and Washington over the Arctic island earlier this year, when the US president suggested taking control of the strategic territory.

Observers point out that this measure is one of several examples of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adapt to the changed landscape of the second Trump administration.

An insider familiar with the ministry stated, “It's accurate to say that the situation in the region and the time zone gap between Denmark and the US was a significant factor introducing this arrangement during the earlier months.”

Rather than all staff needing to promptly check their devices to stay informed on news from the US, the ministry said it had made a coordinated approach to remain informed on the president's actions.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a ex- chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, commented that this move showed, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the US as Denmark's primary ally was dead. “Alliances are founded on common values and a mutual view of threats,” Kaarsbo added. “Trump shares neither of those with Denmark and I would argue he lacks it with the majority of Europe.”